My Buddy

Joe Diver

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July 1st 2006
Hello again! I’ve been busy this week learning to SCUBA dive, and I was successful! I am now a PADI certified Open Water Diver. That means I can dive anywhere in the world without an instructor at a depth of up to 18 meters. But let’s go back. I left Koh Pha Ngan on a high speed boat and the ride took about an hour. Island hopping is great fun, though a bit tiring if you have to walk a ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao

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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