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December 26

December 26, 2009 – 8:18 AM |
December 26

Christmas / New year holiday on Koh Chang? Want to do something more worthwhile than lying on the beach all day?
(The school is located in the inland valley opposite Ramayana Resort, Klong Prao. )

It’s around this time of year that I usually stick a Santa hat on the dog and …

December 14

December 13, 2009 – 8:40 PM | 9 Comments
December 14

Webmaster manuals often mention that there’s nothing like a photo of a Green Cat Snake to grab the visitor’s attentionon the home page of a site.    So it is very fortunate that this lovely example was sent to me by Domokos who photographed him/her/it  in late November whilst on  a …

November 30

November 30, 2009 – 1:32 PM | One Comment
November 30

If you are in the Klong Prao area you can paddle a canoe to see elephants bathing in the river. Get your timing wrong and you see their backsides disappearing into the distance as they walk back upstream towards the camp, as shown here.  Elephants from Baan Chang Thai bathe …

November 18

November 18, 2009 – 9:16 PM |
November 18

Not a great deal happening here right now.  I’ve got a few pages of stuff to add when I have time in the coming week, so for now a few photos of stuff I’ve seen this past week.
I went out looking for amusing menu items. But someone has to explain …

November 10

November 10, 2009 – 12:20 PM | 5 Comments
November 10

Koh Chang Closed from 13-15 November?
12 Nov.  Apparently there won’t be any closure this weekend now.   That has been delayed until 18 December, just in time for Christmas,  unless the protesters get what they want.  Full story further down the page.

The dispute regarding issuance of title deeds for farmland on …

October 31

October 30, 2009 – 11:14 PM |
October 31

Koh Chang, Thailand Travel Information and Visitor Guide. Updated 31 October. Loy Krathong festival, drunk expats, the delights of Namcheio village and Laem Ngop Naval memorial

October 20

October 19, 2009 – 3:09 PM |
October 20

Koh Chang, Thailand Travel Information and Visitor Guide. Updated 20 October. Beach bar for rent, new 7-eleven, and the build up to Loy Krathong

October 11

October 10, 2009 – 10:31 AM | 2 Comments
October 11

Koh Chang, Thailand Travel Information and Visitor Guide. Updated 11 October. News and up to date information on resorts, hotels, activities, sightseeing and bungalows on Ko Chang Island, Thailand.

September 22

October 3, 2009 – 6:50 AM |
September 22

Oct 3 Update
The site was hacked last week and was redirected to a  Japanese porn site – magic4man.com, if you are interested.  I thought I had fixed it but I hadn’t found the root cause and the redirect  kept reappearing.  So more drastic action was required.

Help was obtained from IT …

September 14

September 13, 2009 – 10:10 PM | 4 Comments
September 14

Koh Chang, Thailand Travel Information and Visitor Guide. Last Updated 14 September. News and up to date information on resorts, hotels, activities, sightseeing and bungalows on Ko Chang Island, Thailand.

September 3

September 3, 2009 – 7:22 AM | 11 Comments
September 3

Koh Chang, Thailand Island Information, Travel and Visitor Guide. Last Updated 3 September. Popular Klong Prao beach bar now gone, Bridge building on Ko Chang and real estate happenings. News and up to date information on resorts, hotels, activities, sightseeing and bungalows on Ko Chang Island, Thailand.

August 25

August 25, 2009 – 4:51 PM |
August 25

Koh Chang Island Travel and Visitor Guide. Last Updated 25 August. New Golf driving range on Koh Chang now open, small resort for sale, luxury resorts doing strange things. News and up to date information on resorts, hotels, activities, sightseeing and bungalows on Ko Chang Island, Thailand. All you need to know without the touristy nonsense.