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How to get from Pak Bara to Koh Lipe

At a lost on how to get to Koh Lipe? Stuck at Pak Bara or going over but finding it hard to get the schedules for the ferry/speedboat? Route Boat Type Departure Return Trip Price (1 way) Price (2 ways) Pak Bara - Tarutao - Adang - Lipe Speed Boat 11.30 AM 14.30 PM 9.30 AM 13.30 PM 650 THB 1200 THB Pak Bara - Adang - Lipe Ferry 11.45 AM 10.00 AM 600 THB 1200 THB Things you need to know before embarking on your journey: Have light to no breakfast before the boat trip as you might feel nauseated The boat trip can range from 1 to 3 hours depending on weather(rough sea could mean you throwing up your breakfast in the boat) Be prepared to get wet(occasional splashes and also when disembarking on the island) You might need the sea gypsies to taxi you from the shores of the island to the island itself and they charge 50THB/pax Always book ahead of your trip for the boat/ferry to ensure you get a place Arrive 30 minutes earlier at the terminal One comp...

Rapid KL LIED!! TIPU!!

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I have been a Rapid KL user since the days of Intrakota and Star LRT. Yes, that roughly tells you how long I had relied on public transport to move around KL. I mean the infrequent train and the rise in fares had affected me in a bad way but it's still bearable. The cost of taking the bus home had risen from a mere RM40++ for RM2 daily bus pass to RM100 for a bus pass. This doesn't include the train rides I take. To make it worse, they boast LIED in their brochures that "SAVE 50% on fares when you buy passes". I think the brochures should be rewritten as "YOU PAY EXTRA 100% on fares even when you buy passes" or "WE EARN DOUBLE FROM PASS SALES". Well I still lived on with it despite having to wait for hours at bus stops for buses which seems to always have their display light malfunctioned, looking at buses passing by and not stopping at all, enduring dirty buses, bear with abusive rude drivers who scolds passengers "bodoh", "babi...
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