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Koh Tao Supersampler Round 2.

I’ve been experiencing some technical difficulties with my toy cameras. My lomography supersampler, which I absolutely adore, put out two rolls of film with a huge scratch right through the center of all four frames. There was also what looked like curled ribbon on the film in the upper lefthand quadrant. After a bit of investigation I realized the film was being sliced and torn apart by a small piece of out-of-place metal inside the camera. These photos have been edited quick and dirty, so apologies for the not-at-all seamless photoshop work.

The air is crisp and cool in Seoul this week. Fall is quickly approaching, but the memories of my summer vacation in Koh Tao are as fresh as ever. As I look at these pictures, I can hear my sister laughing, taste the salty water in my mouth and feel the hot hot heat of the summer sun on my face. It might be quite some time until I have the pleasure of returning to Thailand, but, until then, I’ll bask in the glory of these photos.

Full Koh Tao Guide + Chatuchak Market Guide + Sokcho Beach / Seoraksan in da’ works.

Enjoy!

Thailand Lovin: Round One

August 23, 2012

Lomography Supersampler, Thailand

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Summer vacation whisked my younger sister and I off to the wonderful island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. This is only a small taste of our fantastic vacation. A much more comprehensive guide to Koh Tao and the unbelievable Chatuchak Market in Bangkok are coming soon.

These photos were taken with Lomography X-Pro Slide Film and then additionally cross-processed, creating super saturated photos with huge contrast. I am enamored with my supersampler! Enjoy!

Holga Surprise!

February 2, 2012

Holga, Thailand

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I went to go pick up two rolls of holga film, thinking they were both from a music festival… but no! There was a roll from Thailand! Beautiful, stunning pictures of Thailand. I won’t bore you with same-same pictures … so here are a few of the most interesting. For the rest of my surprise role, head to my flickr!

Little Elephant

February 2, 2012

Food, Nightlife, Seoul, Thailand

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After falling in love with Thailand, I was super excited to try our neighborhood Thai Restaurant, Little Elephant. It was charming, cozy and authentic. Chang Beer was 1+1 (awesome!). The Tom Kha Gai, my favorite dish from Thailand, was fantastic. Tom Kha Gai is a coconut milk, chicken, lemongrass, spicy Thai soup. I also had the pineapple fried rice. While not nearly as good as on the beach in Phuket, it was head and shoulders above most Korean offerings.

A hand-written note was tucked in the back of each menu, sealing the deal. I can’t wait to go back.

I should also mention that I’m not particularly a fan of Korean food. Korean bbq is everywhere; it’s super cheap and you get lots of food. However, as someone who does not love meat and can’t handle spicy foods, grilling meat at my table and eating it with spicy sauces isn’t exactly my cup of tea. So, I have a bit of a bias towards loving any non-Korean food in Korea.

Thailand Part I

January 18, 2012

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Myself and three friends eagerly abandoned our Korean life in search of sun, good eats and a seriously awesome, beautiful adventure for this past winter break. We headed to the Koh Phi Phi islands, made famous for their Hollywood feature in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, The Beach. Six islands make up Koh Phi Phi, the group of islands that are situated 50 kilometers southeast of Phuket in the Andaman Sea.

Fueled by the sheer adrenaline of leaving Seoul for an otherworldly paradise, we threw on our backpacks and headed on a marathon traveling excursion consisting of 3 flights, a ferry and too many taxi vans to count. We left at the crack of dawn on the day of Christmas Eve.

Full story and incredible photos after the jump. Read More

Thailand Part II

January 18, 2012

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Upon docking in Tonsai Bay, you are greeted with a sign proclaiming that you must pay 20 Baht “For the sparkling clean on Phi Phi.” Sparkling clean on Phi Phi? No such thing exists.

Koh Phi Phi is a place full of contradictions. It is supremely beautiful but overrun by tourists. It is the most expensive place to visit in Thailand but the locals are riculously poor. One Thai website recently called the island a national travesty.

No more than 10 steps off of the main street, you are in complete slums. Maybe this is the case all over southeast Asia, but as this was my first experience of the sort, I was quite surprised.

Hiking through the jungle was pretty strange as well. There was abandoned construction equipment, half built, broken down houses and tin shacks in the most absurd of places. It was a bizarre experience.

The pictures speak for themselves. After the jump… Read More

Thailand Part III

January 18, 2012

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After five full days on Phi Phi, it was Friday, December 30th. We were scheduled to hop on a a ferry back to Phuket early in the AM.

We asked the man in charge of the ferry what beach was closest to the airport (we had to leave super early on Saturday morning) and he threw a coded sticker on us to take us to our unknown destination. We knew not where we were going or what it would be like. Luckily, this ferry was a polar opposite from the ferry to Phi Phi. We were dry, laying on a deck in the sun- it was awesome.

Upon arriving in Phuket, we were shuffled into a crowded van as per our coded sticker. Halfway through the ride, the driver is begins yelling at us in, what sounded like, panicked, flustered Thai. He pulls over, throws our bags out and we are like Oh no! This is it! We are going to be those foreign girls that went to Thailand and were never heard of again. Thankfully, a new van pulls over, picks us up and takes the rest of our van to the airport. Crisis averted. Again, once at the airport, our driver throws out our bags. We do our best to show him our “coded” stickers and say no! no! NO AIRPORT! Angrily, he loaded us back into his van, furiously pulling away.

To see where we ended up, jump! Read More

Thailand: Holgarized

January 7, 2012

Holga, Thailand

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For Christmas break, I headed to Thailand with three wonderful girlfriends for a week. We headed to Koh Phi Phi, a two-hour ferry ride off the coast of Phuket. It was absolutely incredible.

Before leaving, I purchased my first lomography camera, a super awesome Holga Color Flash. Here are my favorites from Koh Phi Phi. I’ll give you the full run down on Koh Phi Phi as soon as I finish making my way through my hundreds and hundreds of photographs. For now, enjoy these shots!

For even more Holga photograph from Koh Phi Phi, check out my flickr!