phi phi beach

Never hold your breath!

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March 1st 2008
Having said goodbye to Nui and Phuket, I hopped on a cruiser to Phi Phi Island, one of those tourist-laden islands between the Phuket peninsula and the mainland, intending only to stay one night. However, heeding the immortal call "Are you for scooba?", I said a loud yes and enrolled in a 3-day Open Water Course to get my scuba diving certificate. So now I'm on a tropical island, which was made fo ... 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