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I love Thailand, even when it's raining!

May 15th 2022
Koh Tao is a diving mecca famed throughout the world, and also known locally as Turtle Island. It's been a long held dream to visit this magical little island, and finally I have the opportunity to add Tao to my ever expanding list of places visited. There's a daily high speed ferry (and also a catamaran) that both zoom across to the island from Koh Phangan, with the sea journey completed in just ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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Tom Rooney

Welcome to my travel blog. During this visit I encourage you to take a walk in my shoes while browsing through these entertaining and informative travel journals. My blog features journals and photos from many of the world's beautiful countries. I have four decades of travel experience, and feel blessed to embark on regular trips abroad. There are endless delights to enjoy while exploring foreign countries. After all, how else can you meet so many of the world's proud people and experience as much wonderful culture? Travel is developing into a lifetime passion and I... full info

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24th July 2022

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Nice read
Nice to read about your travels to Thailand. We are not yet ready to go on any such distant places. We find it too risky still with all the restrictions that still come and go. But we hve traveled abroad this year. We will write about that soon. /Ake

15th November 2022

Tom Rooney
Tom Rooney Travels

Thanks
Thanks for the comment. I am a little confused about your feelings on risk TBH. What do you mean exactly? Life decisions always involve an element of risk. That is what makes life worth living in my opinion. Take care.

17th November 2022

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Risk of cancelled flights/Risk of being denied entry due to restrictions etc
What we are afraid of is sudden changes in covid restrictions. Some countries all of a sudden demand special certificates or go into lockdown without warning. If I spend my hard earned money on a flight tickets, hotels and more I don't want to sit in the hotel the entire vacation or even be denied entry to the country because I did not get an antigen test within 12 hours before departure from home. /Ake

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