Places I'll Never Forget

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34 hours and 4 minutes from the driveway in Pennsylvania to toes-in-the-water at Koh Samui, Bay of Thailand.

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The point of land that Laem Set Inn is built around on Koh Samui. A former Cocoanut plantation, developed as a low-key resort over the last 20 years. Groups of traditional wooden houses among the trees around a secluded point.

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Dawn from the patio of our bungalow at Laem Set Inn.

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The open air dining room, poolside at Laem Set Inn.

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The sun rises over Bangkok, as seen from the thirtieth floor of the Peninsula Hotel.

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The private ferry of the Peninsula Hotel - ride across the river, or up river to the shopping district, and avoid the traffic.

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The Hikari (lightning) Bullet Train arrives in Nagoya, Japan.

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The great gate at Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. Built to intimidate the Warlords in feudal Japan.

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Moat and bridge at Nijo Castle, Kyoto. I liked the design, and the high quality stone work.

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The famous Zen garden at Ryoan-ji, Kyoto.

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The Golden Temple at Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto. The perfectly proportioned building sits serenely on the bank of a small pond.