Coconut Harvesting Monkeys

Ko Samui is especially famous for coconuts, and the islanders have trained monkeys to harvest the coconuts from the incredibly tall trees. After a demonstration, I got to have my picture taken with this guy, who was surprisingly heavy!

Final Destination: Ko Samui

December 31st 2005
After spending a wonderful, interesting 5 days in Chiang Mai, Alexis and I decided to head south and experience the island life of Ko Samui. Thailand is a really great country in that it offers so much diversity...jungle surroundings in the north, and beach settings in the south. Ko Samui is Thailand's third largest island and is a very popular tourist destination spot. The island has a very un ... read more

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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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