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Surat Thani, Thailand; and Utter Satisfaction with Life

4 Oct

Most port cities I’ve experienced have been litter-filled, dead-fish-smelling homes to oily sailors with no manners.  (Prime examples: Busan, South Korea; Algeciras, Spain; Brindisi, Italy)  When my boss first introduced me to the idea of moving to Surat Thani I was less than excited.  If you didn’t know, Surat is a port city for Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, and Koh Tao… three of Thailand’s most popular vacation destinations.  In my mind that meant gorgeous turquoise waters with empty whisky bottles and plastic bags strewn about.  Not a beautiful sight in my mind’s eye.

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