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Twenty years ago, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland helped revitalize the zombie subgenre with this seminal post-apocalyptic thriller produced on a shoe-string budget....even though the story isn't technically about zombies.  Nope this is the actually story of a fictional pandemic which strikes the UK known as the "Rage" virus.....society becomes gradually wiped out by those who are "infected" which can basically be described as FAST zombies who spew blood which spreads the infection.  And at the core of this story is an aimless bike messenger (Cillian Murphy) who was actually in a coma during the first 28 days of this pandemic and a resourceful survivor who he teams up with played by Naomie Harris.  Brendan Gleason and Chris Eccleston also co-star as fellow survivors of this outbreak.

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Ten years ago, we saw the second big-screen adaptation of a popular British graphic novel – the previous one (Judge Dredd) which came out in the 1995 starred Sylvester Stallone and was widely disliked by both fans and non-fans of the original comic.  As a result, expectations for this latest version were pretty low in the lead-up to its fall release.  

And then people saw it…..and most were pretty blown away!  The story was straightforward, the villain was memorable (Ma-Ma played by Lena Headey), the action was exciting, and even Dredd himself was portrayed by star Karl Urban as the bad-ass anti-hero that hardcore fans had been hoping for!  Unfortunately, it flopped at the box office….though this movie has had a devoted following every since.  Let’s revisit this now-cult classic directed by Pete Travis….or was that Alex Garland? :o 

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Kartik Kannan from the blog Katchu Travels. Kartik is a product manager by profession advising early phase start ups. He also loves shooting weddings in his free time while also pursuing his love for travel through travel documentaries, like the #BeachTrail2017!

Today's destination: The Beach Trail - based on the movie 'The Beach', this is set in Thailand and tries to recreate the magic from the DiCaprio starrer, The Beach, based on the novel by Alex Garland.   Nearest Airport: Koh Samui/Don Mueang air port

Prerequisities - check the Visa fee waiver for Indians, it will save you about INR 2000 as well as an hour at the immigration!

Packing - make sure you pack a few extra pair of clothes, specially if you are going there during Songkaran - the equivalent of Holi, minus the colors!

Time of the year - April

Length of the itinerary: 9 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Fly in to bangkok at the Don Mueang air port
• It's best to get a sim card for your phone once you land in the airport, coverage is great and plans offer ample 4G data
• Take the bus to Khaosan road from where you take the bus to Chumphon 
• Enjoy a ferry ride from Chumphon National park to Koh Phangan. 
• Once in Koh PHangan, it's best to make the Haadrin area as your base as it has a number of economic hostels as well as supermarkets to get your essentials. Besides, this is the venue of the famous full moon parties!
• You could spend time at the numerous beaches - coco hut beach is a fun place to hang out and play volley ball as well!
• Bikes and scooters are available to rent and explore the island. Day 3 was spent at a couple of pristine waterfalls - Paradise waterfalls and Phaeng waterfalls
• Ride a songtha or shared auto! And for those looking for Indian food, yes there is an indian restaurant - Om Ganesh!
• Day 4 was spent at Chaloklum which is a fishing village. Spend some time at the desolate beaches off Chaloklum. And spend time watching the beautiful sunsets at the beach!
• Get hyped for the FUll moon party - face painting, colorful clothes, psychadelic lights, EDM to pop to Bob Marley, Beer pong and what not.  
• The next day was spent exploring the Ang Thong marine islands and enjoy some water sports, mountain treks and beautiful views of the surrounding islands and the emarald blue lake!
• Make sure to partake in the Songkaran festival if you are in thailand during April 12-15, Thailand's popular water festival!
• Travel to the island of Koh Tao and enjoy Holi, thai style! Make sure you invest in a good water gun! Also a popular spot for getting a scuba  diving certification!
• Take the ferry to Chumphon and a train ride onward to Bangkok to end the #BeachTrail2017!

Links:

Part 0 http://www.katchutravels.com/thebeachtrail2017-chennai-koh-phangan-24-hours-first-day/

Part 1 http://www.katchutravels.com/thebeachtrail-part-1-settling-koh-phangan/

Part 2 http://www.katchutravels.com/thebeachtrail2017-part-ii-discovering-coco-beach-paradise-waterfall/

Part 3 http://www.katchutravels.com/thebeachtrail2017-part-iii-discovering-chaloklum-mae-haad-full-moon-party/

Part 4 http://www.katchutravels.com/thebeachtrail2017-part-iv-discovering-angthong-songkaran-koh-tao/

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