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  1. Andaman Coast: Quest for the Perfect Beach

    Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 30 May 2011

    We have talked plenty about the tourism boom and overdevelopment in Thailand, but let’s be honest, there’s a reason why everyone wants to come here. And even though it can get a little crazy, we have managed to find relaxation on some of Thailand’s most beautiful beaches. Some scenes in the video are well known [...]

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  2. Heaven and Hell

    Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 18 May 2011

    I love Buddhist hell. Well, at least from an outsider’s perspective. Depictions of people being tortured in the afterlife are goriest, sickest and most twisted in the Buddhist faith. You do have to wonder what convoluted minds come up with this stuff. While in Phang Nga town, we visited Tapan Cave (also called Heaven and [...]

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  3. James Bond Island and Phang Nga Bay

    Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 15 May 2011

    I fell in love with Phang Nga Bay, and karst landscapes in general, when I first set eyes on Koh Ping Kan in the wonderfully cheesy ’70s James Bond flick The Man with the Golden Gun. Now more commonly known as James Bond Island, the stunning piece of karst eye candy is the withering centerpiece [...]

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