http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1512:Wat+Traimit+-+Temple+of+the+Golden+BuddhaWat Traimit, more commonly known as the Temple of the Golden Buddha, is a fairly modest temple housing a remarkable Buddha. Built in 1832, the temple is located off the Odeon traffic circle right near Chinatown close to the Hualamphong train station. The modest building takes up the entire compound, and is located adjacent to anSat, 11 August 2007 22:37:32 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1293:Phi+Phi+Island+-+The+Beach Phi Phi Island has been memorialized in "The Beach", the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The premise of the movie is that a group of misfits identify a secret, gorgeous beach and turn it into a haven for their lifestyle. Everything goes well until Leonardo leaks the map to the beach - and people start arriving inSun, 15 July 2007 01:07:55 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1230:Scuba+Diving+LessonsKoh Tao is a great place to learn how to scuba dive. There are about 50 different dive shops on the island to choose from (most are all the same) and the waters off the island have very light currents making swimming very easy. Tue, 10 July 2007 17:41:08 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/409:bangkok Wed, 18 April 2007 01:32:44 America/New_York