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Power Cuts on Koh Chang – The Accidental Tribute to Earth Day

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Local life in the hot season on the Koh Chang east coast, with one of its frequent power cuts putting pay to TV and fans on Earth Day.

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Winged Bean Salad (Yam Thua Phu) – Thai Recipes

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Thai recipe for winged bean salad, yam tua phu, a popular tasty Thai salad, spicy, sweet, little bit acerbic, best served with jasmine rice. Full step by step instructions.

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School’s Out for Summer – A Koh Chang East Coast Temple Fair

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School holidays on the Koh Chang east coast, time for a temple fair at Salak Phet – we guide you round the bugs, noise and dancing.

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Local Style Fast Food

Move over Tesco Lotus, as our local Koh Chang vegetable shop down in Salak Phet mixes up Thai curry ingredients and pastes in ready to cook bags, local style fast food.

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Tambun – Blessing your Thai Home on Koh Chang

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Our guide to a traditional Thai house blessing or Tambun. Monks from the local Koh Chang temple assemble to perform the rights, locals look on reverently and then everyone eats from plates and plates of specially prepared delicious food.

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Chinese New Year – Firecrackers and Sticky Cakes

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Our guide to Chinese New Year, the temples on Koh Chang at Klong Son and down in Dan Mai on the east coast. Shops full of traditional Thai desserts and firecrackers at dawn.

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