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Another of these ''out of this world'' places - Ko Panyi (also known as Koh Panyee) is a fishing village in the Phang Nga Province, Thailand notable for being built on stilts by Indonesian fishermen. The population consists of roughly 200 families or between 1,500 and 2,000 people descended from 2 seafaring Muslim families from Java. According to wikipedia: In the late 20th century, the community found it difficult to subsist solely on the fishing industry and the postman proposed to invite tourists to the village to benefit the residents. And so it goes: Nowadays this is one of the main attractions on tours of Phang Nga Bay from Phuket, often serving as a lunch stop.... read more

Visiting the Big Buddha on Phuket is a lovely experience. Take time out to talk to the local temple cats makes it even better :-)... read more

Visiting Shanghai you realize that you are not the only tourist.... Actually, Shanghai is the center in a 400 million people area of China.... And all of these 400 million people wants to go to Shanghai, to see the sights and sounds. And to shop at Nanjing Rd. Or so it seems. There are some spectacular views in Shanghai though. Standing near the Huangpu, a tributary to the great Yangtze river, looking over to the skyscrapers at Pudong - you wonder if this vision of the future will be the dominant one in the coming years. Surely, the house of the bund (old colonial neighborhood) - just behind you - are the past. But the future - Well, we will have to wait and see! -Simon ... read more

Barbados is simply everything under the sun. The most beautiful island imaginable. A wedding, a beach, a moment. Could there be more to life?... read more

Antigua wonders - Dickenson Bay. Visited Dickenson Bay, Antigua, early may 2011. What a wonderful place !!!... read more