touched by gibbons, blessed by monks

These sea slugs,/ they just don’t seem/ Japanese.
Robert Hass, After the Gentle Poet Kobayashi Issa

Touched by gibbons, blessed by monks, Thailand might have been done ad nauseum over the ages, but it still is fantastic enough to travel to and experience. Connected to the mainland by bridge, Phuket is the country’s largest, most populous and most visited island. It was also our gateway to the kingdom’s fabulous Andaman coast, which clocks up a fantastic third of Thailand’s tourist revenue. That’s more than US$4bn reasons to send the Thai government scrambling to get you to their country. And they want you there now. Hotel rates are down by as much as 50 per cent, and there are a range of special fares, packages and deals that you can take advantage of. This is as good as it gets. Drop everything, pack your bags and head to Thailand. Everything you heard about it is true.

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