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Thailands flagPublished: July 26th 2005Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Khao Lak
July 26th 2005
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Taken at the Ban Muang refugee camp outside Tap Tawan, a village destroyed by the tsunami.
Today I sit here at my laptop in beautiful Palo Alto, California. Just blocks away is Stanford University and criss-crossing in front of me are the visions of wealth and pretentiousness. In a few weeks I'll be boarding yet another airliner to hover across this vast globe to a little known area of Thailand named Khao Lak (ka-oh lack). I am returning to this tsunami-torn region not to engage in the multitude of adventures available to the average tourist, but to begin another round of rebuilding the communities lost in the wave. This time, however, I have come with a specific mission in mind: Playgrounds. After returning from my last trip in January, just weeks after the tsunami, I founded Operation Playground and have been able to raise money through private funding to build playgrounds for the children. This is my quest. And I'm giving up my life here in Palo Alto, with the criss-crossing of wealth and pretentiousness. And it feels really f**king good. So, join me and lets get going. Oh, by the way...if you wish to be removed from my journal, just ask. I won't mind, but I will have you thrown to the lions.
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Johnny Moretti
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Hello all worldly people! My name is Johnny and I'm from Chico, California, USA. I have been traveling the world for the past two years and have visited some great places. I also am the director of an organization I started in February called Operation Playground. I am rebuilding playgrounds destroyed in the Thailand tsunami. You can visit my website at www.johnmoretti.com or www.operationplayground.org. Currently in Thailand and soon to be in Africa (April 2006) on humanitarian projects. Please enjoy my travel blog and photos. I would love to hear back from you! Please forgive the follo... full info
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Downtown Bangkok in the early evening. January 2005
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Refugee camp in Tap Tawan, Thailand. Temporary housing until their homes can be rebuilt
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A memorial in Takuapa to honor those lost in the tsunami.
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Coastal waters reached high ground during the tsunami, killing vegetation and beach boats.
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School children in Ban Muang, north of Khao Lak, Thailand
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Refugees in Khao Lak
Children stay in temporary housing at the Ban Muang refugee camp, north of Khao Lak
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Burnt offerings to Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand






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Polly
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Date: 24th November 2005


I'm surprised there are no comments to your first blog. (I've never written that word before, though I know what it means!) Your photos are excellent, and I'm looking forward to reading more about your adventures...long after the fact I realise. I'm a friend of Stuart and Gyll by the way, and we've worked together in Khao Lak. Now I'm home in KL. Please say "hi" from me. Polly

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