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| Laem Yai Beach | 
 Miles and miles of coastline and beach, easily accessible.....
I've driven around the island - it doesn't take that long -  and done some exploring.  
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| Taling Ngam, the Virgin Coast | 
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| Lovely Bang Por beach | 
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| Bang Por Beach with Koh Phangnan in the distance | 
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| Bang Por Beach fisherman | 
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| Chaweng Noi Beach 
 
|  |  |  Namuang 2 Waterfall 
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This is the Bliss U Spa Massage shop in Mae Nam.  I teach the staff 
English in trade for massage.  They were testing out the new "fish spa" 
and invited me to put my legs too.  (To me, this is a weird concept)
To snorkle or dive, it is a 2 hour trip on the catamaran ferry to Koh Tao or the small private island, Koh Nangyuan.
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| Nangyuan from the viewpoint (rocks on top of the next photo) and Koh Tao to the right. | 
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| One of the three islands at Koh Nangyuan. | 
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| With Keisha, our S. African Dive Instructor, and my colleague, Chinese Teacher Li, ready for our second dive.  Gorgeous! | 
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| View from my kitchen and back porch | 
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Where I live and work  in Mae Nam is low key... easy to get around.  I walk to school and also to the beach (a deserted part of the beach) in 7 minutes.
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| My house, which is down a quiet dirt road and has a coconut and banana tree grove in the back. 
 
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