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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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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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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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The 2004 Tsunami
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 7 May 2011
It’s a bizarre site, a Thai navy battleship sitting stranded in grassy fields one kilometer from the coast. Perhaps the most poignant visual testament we’ve encountered to the power of the 2004 super-tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. Khao Lak was the area hardest hit in Thailand. 5,395 people are confirmed to have died [...]
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From Bleaching to Beaching in Khao Lak
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 5 May 2011
We came to Khao Lak to dive the world famous Similan Islands. But plans change. We were willing to pay the high prices for a live-aboard trip to the celebrated dive destination, but when one local dive operator commented that viewing the reef system made him want to break out in tears, we decided to [...]
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Jedi Mind Tricks
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 3 May 2011
Well, here’s another reality check for travelers looking for a bit of atmosphere. Khao Lak is littered with signs for the Jedi Restaurant, which appears to hover effortlessly above the beautiful waters of Khao Lak. A closer inspection of the signs reveals a little bit of photoshopping, which we assumed was to make the water [...]
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Wet’n Wild on Songkran
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 1 May 2011
Thais celebrate their New Year’s Day with quite a splash. While Chinese New Year centers around food, Songkran is all about throwing water on friends, family, neighbors, or unsuspecting passers-by. Watery street battles with hoses, water guns, buckets, and paper cups take place during the hottest part of the year, which makes the ice-water ammunition [...]
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