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Isle be there

A burnt-out millennial couple takes a six-month sabbatical in Thailand and finds that the absence of tourists amid the pandemic has given the country's natural beauty and popular islands a chance to rejuvenate

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Victoria Tan and Marc Cheong

We are a married couple who travelled to Thailand in September this year to explore the country for six months.
What we have experienced is a country which has been deeply affected by the pandemic yet has retained its resilience and charm, with ever-friendly people. In the absence of mass tourism, the land is also healing and rejuvenating.
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