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A practical field guide to snorkeling sites, coral reefs, and coral gardens in the southern Andaman Islands of Thailand, covering from Ngai and Kradan islands in the north through Lao Liang and Bulone to Lipe, Adang, and Rawi in the south. The guide draws on over twenty years of firsthand experience and includes extensive original underwater and aerial photography, along with basic identification notes for common fish, corals, and reef life. |
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So who is Dave Patterson? I am a Canadian who has been snorkeling around Thailand and northeast Malaysia for over 20 years - Dave in Thailand is a few web pages and things showing some of my trips in Thailand and nearby places |
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- I've been writing songs and singing those and others since the 60s and the Beatles and the other great music of that time got me going - - |
Democracy Study Guide
Dave's most recent attempt to deconstruct the pretend democracy in Canada and suggest ways to make it more real - with links to some of Dave's other social and political writings
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| Green Island, Dave's magnum opus, a story of a modern social democracy where We the People have finally displaced the bankers from our government, and established the first real Democracy on our planet. The old rulers are not about to sit idly by and allow the work of centuries to be undone by a band of hippies, of course, and attempt a regime change with their military arm, the US hegemon. This regime change attempt gets a bit of a shock, however. Green Island too has something a little harder under the green glove. |
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And a book for younger readers too, Dave's an eclectic sort of person - Aquila
These and Dave's other books can be found at
Dave's Smashwords EPUBS page
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A compact, field-friendly guide to southern Thailand’s most inviting coral reefs and gardens of the southern Andaman Sea, from Koh Lipe to Koh Ngai, written for travelers who want to get straight to the good stuff. This short but info-rich guide points you to the best snorkeling spots on each island, with more info on such things as what to watch for with tides and current, and how to make the most of short island time without wasting mornings at not-so-good places or hunting for access, or swimming the wrong direction against tide or currents.
Inside there are clear site notes and google-based maps, plus quick IDs for common reef fish and corals so you can put names to the the more common amazing things you’re seeing. Guidance is practical and beach-level: where to slip in, notes on currents and tides where useful, and a handful of snorkeling tips that help keep your day easy and fun (last word on how to keep the mask from fogging - really!).
The book is available in two formats: a widely available Amazon (glue-bound) edition, and a sturdy Lulu (spiral-bound) edition that is bound for heavier use and lies flat on a boat or beach towel. If you’re buying for discovery or gifting, Amazon is the better choice (and quite a bit cheaper); if you’re taking the book into salt and sand and touring islands for a few days, the spiral binding is the tougher companion. 7×10 in, matte cover.
Or you can wait until you get here and get a locally printed spiral-bound copy at some dive shops or maybe your resort, which is somewhat cheaper than Lulu (and as good as if not better quality) - i.e. here are a few places that have this guide at the time of the latest update of this page (Dec 2025):
Gift Shops- Seasick Store -two locations along Walking St on
Lipe
- The Dive Shop - at the very front of the Pattaya Beach end of Walking St on Lipe
- Sita Resort
- Ananya Resort
- 10 Moons Resort
- Anda Resort
- Idyllic Concept Resort
- Lipe Garden Beach Resort
- Varin Beach Resort
Or - you can order (spiral bound only) from me directly if you are already in Thailand - 800 baht (in country including EMS postage) - contact as elsewhere, corals@rudemacedon.ca .
- a couple of pages from the book: one of the fish ID pages
with everyone's favorite Nemo, one of the island pics showing
where the reef and good snorkeling are, and one of the extra
info pages, this showing the lovely beach at the Koh Ngai resort
