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Bam! Hayden's in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Some of you may wonder how I got all the way from islands near the border of Cambodia to Malaysia? Well after my Cambodia visa ran out and I made my way to Thailand I went into a small phase a depression.
When you hear about people going to South East Asia you often hear about just a couple weeks some times 1 even in Thailand. From what I have encountered these people are usually younger people who come here to get smashed or European or Russian families coming for a cheap vacation where they can flaunt all their money. Coming from a lesser visited country such as Cambodia where many people come to volunteer and see Angkor Wat and what not. Of course there is still some partying but you can stay away from it if you choose not to. From what I have experienced its been harder to do in Thailand.
After many conversations with my Mom, debating many possible options some even included coming home we came to the conclusion that i would simply go out of the country order. I have some friends from work who are in Australia right now and then they are going to make their way up to Bali afterwords. So I decided to hop over the Thai beaches and I will do Malaysia, Singapore, & Indonesia and meet them in Bali to fly to Phuket with them. That way I can do the Thai islands with friends which I think will be much more enjoyable.

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