Years ago, I watched “The Beach”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163978/
And it was probably because of this movie and the book “The Alchemist”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel)
I got the inspiration to travel to Asia in 2001 for the first time. Here I got a diving certificate, something I have since been very happy to have. Thailand is certainly a good window to Asia, and the whole backpacker environment.
Here are some photos from my trips to Thailand:
