Sunset on Haad Mae

The Tao of Diving

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August 15th 2006
Originally my plan was to do my four day introductory open water scuba diving course in Koh Samui, but thanks again (Sapa recommendation) to my friend, Polly, I made the right decision and changed the course to Koh Tao. From the little I saw flying in and out of Koh Samui, it seemed to be very built up and overrun with tourists. Koh Tao only has a few small tourist areas and seems to be much more ... 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