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Read more Posted by: thong on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 07:33 AM |
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 For Australian tourists travelling to Thailand there've been warnings about terrorist threats and political instability, but nowhere has the travel advice contained warnings about fatal jellyfish stings.
One Australian man is working hard to change that after his son was nearly killed by a box jellyfish while the family was holidaying at a Thai beach on Resort Island Koh Samui.
This interview is taken from website of Australian Broadcasting Commission's Radio National - where you can also listen to the audio.
Elizabeth Jackson: For Australian tourists travelling to Thailand there've been warnings about terrorist threats and political instability, but nowhere has the travel advice contained warnings about fatal jellyfish stings. One Australian man is working hard to change l that after his son was nearly killed by a box jellyfish while the family was holidaying at a Thai beach on famous Koh Samui Island.
Kirrin McKechnie: Last Summer, Andrew Jones took his young family on a dream holiday to Thailand. But when his four-year-old son Lewis was stung by a box jellyfish while swimming off a small beach, things quickly became the stuff of nightmares.
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Read more Posted by: Becki on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 08:33 AM |
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 Are you looking for a little adventure during your holiday? If you are, then how about a ride on an elephant? Where else will you have the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed ride on mountain paths through the palm forests on the back of a gentle elephant?
To the Thai people, elephants symbolize strength an therefore, they are worshipped in a special way. A lot of artwork, temples and souvenirs are often decorated with elephants. Moreover, in Thailand, anyone who murders or even beats an elephant may face imprisonment for up to thirty years.
Right now, eight elephants live at our trekking facility which is approximately ten thousand square meters with a small lake where the where the elephants bathe daily. Our facility was designed to meet the special needs of our precious pachyderms. They even receive a yearly check-up from a government appointed veterinarian. He checks their health, immunizes them and makes sure that they are being properly cared for. And so, life for the elephants here in southern Thailand is much easier than in the logging camps of the north. There, elephants had to work very hard dragging and moving huge hardwood trees and only had life expectancies of fifty or sixty years. In contrast carrying tourists is an easy walk in the park and here they can live for eighty or even one hundred years!
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Read more Posted by: Becki on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 03:23 AM |
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 BackpackersThailand.com is designed 'By Backpackers For Backpackers'!
The concept was started by Bambi, a guy originally from the UK, who has extensive backpacking knowledge of Asia and in particular Thailand (where he now resides). Having travelled extensively through Asia, Scandanavia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, South America, Australasia, North America & Canada he is a very experienced backpacker.
BackpackersThailand.com is here to pass on valuable travel information and to help you pre-book PADI scuba diving, activities & tours. We hope our website is of benefit to you and that our information about traveling Thailand & Asia helps you have a safe, fun and enjoyable time!
Backpackers Information Centre, one of the only T.A.T. registered travel agents on Koh Phangan, provide a backpacker information and booking service for Koh Phangan & many other parts of Thailand.
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Very sorry for that guy who wanted to shit on us but that guy is only a xxxxxxx liar i and my wife and I are not in jail, we are very well thanks!!
Hay ... there are nice Seakajaks for rent at Darin Bungalows at the westcoast near Thongsala.