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    My seat in the overnight train to Bangkok, all 14 hours of it! by: pmok Views[720] Found a street full of food vendors in Surat Thani while waiting to board the train. The mortar and pestle are used to crush together ingredients like chilis, shallots, sugar, fish sauce, vinegar, and garlic for various salads. by: pmok Views[567] One last noodle soup, this one was vegetarian. The One last banana pancake before leaving, and a mojito to wash it down! by: pmok Views[425] A gorgeous lagoon that could only be reached by walking up and over a steep ridge by: pmok Views[574]
     
    Kayaked through a We kayaked from one beach to the next through these beautiful rock formation. by: pmok Views[687] There was only one way up and down, and here's the view going down. The last 50m was insane. But if a 70-year-old man in slippers could make it, so could I! by: pmok Views[516] This is the reward: view from the top, think it was an almost 1 km trek, only 7 of us made the effort to get there (out of probably 70 total). by: pmok Views[1221] There was no nice walking path to the viewpoint, just huge rocks and a rope to hang onto. by: pmok Views[489]
     
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    Dive course #2: Advanced Open Water Diver, part 2

    THAILAND | Sunday, 26 Feb 2012 | Views [1113]

    Having endured the embarrassment of being lost, I returned the next morning for the next two dives. The French couple in my class didn't seem annoyed that their dive was cut short when I got lost, but then again I don't know French.  The first dive ... Read more >

    Tags: advanced open water, koh tao, night dive, thailand, wreck dive

    Dive course #2: Advanced Open Water Diver

    THAILAND | Saturday, 25 Feb 2012 | Views [1776]

    The advanced open water certification allows divers to dive up to 30 meters.  My class this time had three students, me and a young French couple.  First we had to choose three of the five specialties to focus (the two mandatory are Peak Performance ... Read more >

    Tags: advanced open water, buoyancy world, koh tao, thailand, underwater navigation

    Dive course #1: Open Water Diver, part 2

    THAILAND | Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 | Views [725]

    The fourth and last day of the open water course were two dives in the morning.  We met at 7 AM, went through the whole routine of loading, boarding the boat, gearing up, and dived in by 8:30. The first site was Shark Island, which sadly has no sharks;... Read more >

    Tags: adobe premiere, idvd, koh tao, open water diver, padi, thailand, underwater videographer

    Dive course #1: Open Water Diver

    THAILAND | Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 | Views [627] | Comments [2]

    I started the PADI Open Water Diver course the day I arrived on Koh Tao. Once passed, this course gives a diver the credential to dive anywhere in the world up to 18 meters. There were three other students besides me in my class: a young guy from ... Read more >

    Tags: blue-spotted stingray, koh tao, open water diver, padi, scuba diving, sea turtle, thailand

    Two nights in Bangkok

    THAILAND | Sunday, 19 Feb 2012 | Views [506]

    My first gap program is a month in Koh Tao, Thailand to learn scuba diving, which will prepare me for the volunteer programs in Africa and South America. I spent a weekend in Bangkok before departing for Koh Tao. Bangkok was where I went on my very ... Read more >

    Tags: bangkok, crowded streets, environment issue, pollution, poverty, thailand


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