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Wai Kru Sak Yant

The Sak Yant tattoo is a traditional style bamboo tattoo that are known to offer protection, fortune, good luck and charisma to the bearer. It is believed that the power of the sacred tattoos decreases with time, so each year Sak Yant masters celebrate with their devotees at Wai Kru to pay respect to the teacher, and infuse new magic into thousands of Sak Yants at the same time. Thousands of people come to Wat Bang Phra temple, where a stage is set up and Thai Buddhist monks sit and perform rituals in front of the crowds to recharge the powers of their tattoos.

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Reflections on South Korea

It's been a couple of months since I've returned from Korea..  I do have to say I went there with a lot of pre-conceptions. The only people I knew who had spent any time there taught English, and the only other remarkable standout is that it's the land of the Samsung phone and the Gangnam Style dance. I'm happy to say my journey was more than K-pop, and cell

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A not so secret South Korean sun spot: Haeundae Beach

The most stand out memory from my recent trip to South Korea, was the heat.  Traveling in mid August meant it was the peak of the summer temperatures. Currently living in a tropical climate, I thought I would be use to it. Not true, in Thailand my day usually involves going from one air conditioned environment to another. Which does nothing to prepare you for the actual real life outside world.

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Koh Lipe, an underwater view

Koh Lipe is in the South of Thailand, a beautiful island that's only an hours ferry ride from Langkawi, Malaysia. ​ This ferry only runs in high season though, November to May, otherwise you'll need to take a scenic route to go through immigration.  We made Koh Lipe our entrance point into Thailand on our way up the coast. Having booked a small villa on Sunrise beach, we had a wonderful

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