The Southeast Asian Giant Puzzle
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[S04E22] “I’d be interested to learn from you how you plan your cruising in SE Asia. To me it sounds like a giant puzzle.” We thought it would be an easy question to answer until we examined all the information we have amassed over the past decade. Seriously, we could write a book! This is our attempt to unravel the ‘giant puzzle’ that is Southeast Asia… Subject time codes: * 00:00 Is Southeast Asia a giant puzzle? * 05:05 Cruising grounds around the world * 08:34 How do we piece together the puzzle? * 10:00 Planning: using our current situation as an example * 18:29 Navigation and hazards * 23:23 Deep Anchoring * 24:51 Daily planning * 26:04 Weather * 27:23 Currents * 29:33 Follow the fishing boats! * 30:19 Destinations: tourist or remote? * 32:31 Fuel, water, provisioning * 35:52 Visas * 37:20 Boating facilities, boat maintenance * 39:15 Crime * 42:20 How to cruise here, in a nutshell * 44:10 Jamie’s FREE ONLINE photography talk. Click the logo for your free ticket…   💬 If you enjoyed this and have any comments, continue the chat on DISCORD. Join our club of viewers and let us know what you think! Or become a VIP and get private access to both of us on any topic you like.   Want to watch the video of our chat? Click this thumbnail…    
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