The state of tourism

Tourism. Also known as the search for authenticity and the journey of exotic spectacle.

In preparation for a trip to Thailand where 10 of us planners will find ourselves this May and June on a research trip, I have been tooling around the web looking for useful portals and tidbits of data on Krabi Province's infrastructure.

The results so far have been sparse, but what I have found is hardly worthless. The video link below is really worth checking out. It's full of lobster-faced Brits, Aussies and Swedes lounging around the beaches surmissing what the future holds for this part of Thailand. It's a depressing hoot. The dearth of a Thai presence in this video baffles me.

I guess it is a promotion video for tourism's return, but still....

http://krabi.sawadee.com/

P.S. I might have to get an ipod to get through this trip - music is a nice getaway if things start to get stressful. I need to have theme songs for this adventure, anyway.