{"id":126,"date":"2007-09-13T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-13T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/?p=126"},"modified":"2010-11-25T11:07:58","modified_gmt":"2010-11-25T04:07:58","slug":"diving-in-thailand-dont-feed-the-eels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/diving-in-thailand-dont-feed-the-eels\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving in Thailand (don&#8217;t feed the eels)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/markrob\/32213035\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/thai-diving-754747.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Thailand as we all know, is a great diving destination. Look for your self at this set of top 10 lists of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyber-diver.com\/best.html\">top diving destinations<\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not stupid, you won&#8217;t have the same problem as this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wM61dYixwSM\">guy getting his thumb bit off by an eel, then the graft of one of his toes as a working thumb<\/a>. (<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">Graphic!<\/span>)  If you can avoid the eels, there here are plenty of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=thai+diving&amp;search=Search\">good diving videos<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?q=thailand+diving\">photos<\/a> of diving in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Top dive sites in in Thailand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Ko_chang\">Koh Chang<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Pattaya\">Pattaya<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Chumphon\">Chumphon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Ko_Tao\">Koh Tao<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Ko_Samui\">Koh Samui<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Similans\">Similans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Phuket\">Phuket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/krabi\">Krabi <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiadivesite.com\/thailand-dive-sites\/koh-phiphi\/index.php\">Koh Phi Phi<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Ko_Lanta\">Koh Lanta<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiadivesite.com\/thailand-dive-sites\/others\/koh-lipe.php\">Koh Lipe<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand as we all know, is a great diving destination. 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