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  • Ang Thong Marine National Park, Gulf of Thailand, part 1

    Ang Thong Marine National Park, Gulf of Thailand, part 1

    During our stay on Ko Samui, we went on two speedboat tours of some of the neighboring islands. On the first tour, the highlight was snorkeling in the clearest waters around Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan (see earlier post here). On the second tour, the Ang Thong marine national park was our destination.   The…

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  • The Ramakian at the Temple of Emerald Buddha, Bangkok

    While touring Wat Phra Kaew (วัดพระแก้ว, Temple of Emerald Buddha, see earlier post here) in the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, we came across a series of murals on the walls of the surrounding cloisters. The murals depict the legend of Ramakian or Ramakien, a big part of the Thai mythology.  The Ramakian is a Thai…

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  • Muay Thai at Chaweng Stadium, Ko Samui

    While we were in Ko Samui, we went to see a traditional Thai sport – Muay Thai. Sue was not keen but came along reluctantly. The event was held at Chaweng beach which is the main commercial area on the island. We were picked up at the hotel and were the first to arrive at…

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  • Zipline through a Thai Jungle

    Wikipedia describes zipline as a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding onto, or attaching to, the freely moving pulley. We have never done…

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  • Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan, Gulf of Thailand

    On the third leg of our Thailand trip, we went south to the third largest island of Thailand, Ko Samui (or Koh Samui).   Ko or Koh means island in Thai. Ko Samui is located on the “east” coast in the Gulf of Thailand. The better known island in Thailand, Phuket is on the “west” coast in…

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  • Fake Kraftwerk songs ? 9 years already !

    I(Chris) have been a Kraftwerk fan from when their music was played on the radio  in the 70’s. I have posted a German version of their 1977 international hit – “The Model” and Coldplay’s “Talk” which sampled it, here. Kraftwerk is usually translated as “power plant,” but  one of the founders Ralf  Hütter said the band’s name can…

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