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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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I had two.

Phuket Thailand is way up on my list. During my second deployment, I had custom suits and a dozen silk shirts made. I still have them.

Perth, Australia is a close second. Just had a blast, and didn't have to deal with various "hostile" area restrictions or Cinderella liberty.
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I've heard that you can get what would be considered luxury suits made for cheap overseas.
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SN Kevin Neff
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Do people ever get confused when you tell them that story about Thailand? I can see it happening. Lol.
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SN Greg Wright
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I took this in Phuket.
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SN Greg Wright
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ENS (Join to see) - You want Honk Kong or Thailand for that, PO2.
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PO1 John Miller
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So many to choose from!!!
Tahiti (my first "real" foreign country visit that wasn't Tijuana or Canada)
Indonesia
Australia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Cambodia
Cebu, PI

Shit, I even had fun in the Gulf! Bahrain, UAE, all those places.
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PO1 Brian Austin
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PO1 John Miller - You are correct! TGIT..lol Old habits die hard.
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PO1 Brian Austin
Not that I ever actually went there, left, and came back to meet back up with my Liberty Buddies. Because you know, getting hookers is against the rules! ;)
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PO1 John Miller - We just went there to eat. Discovered it was more than a restaurant...lol
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PO1 Brian Austin
Yeah, it was a meat market! ;)
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CAPT Kevin B.
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Christchurch NZ and Papeete Tahiti. Both are not regular stops for the Navy, especially Christchurch once the Navy was pulled from the Antarctic mission. Papeete is the absolute best place for your plane to go down hard for parts that will take a week to get there. Loved the warmth without the pounding humidity, incredible beaches, and cheap beer.
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Can't beat cheap beer!
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CAPT Kevin B.
Was the beer warm? I was in Tahiti in 1993 for a Liberty port and I mostly remember that the beer was NOT cold, barely even chilled.
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Beer tends to be warm in much of the PAC AOR. They pour it in ice in a number of locations. Since ice is unpurified water, we'd make sure to get a bucket along with it and chill the bottles. However the places I went in '79, the beer was fine.
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