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Thailand, Andaman Islands

Season 1 Episode 107 | 26m 46s

Some of the world’s most beautiful waters and beaches await visitors to southern Thailand, where the names of towns such as Phuket are well known to backpackers and sun-seekers. But there’s more to this 16-million-year-old ecosystem than just golf and sunbathing. Meet locals in a village devastated by a tsunami as they struggle to rebuild by offering sustainable tourism and homestays to visitors.

Aired: 05/02/08 | Expires: 05/02/28
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Rudy and Daisuke Utagawa enthusiastically eat their way through Hong Kong.
Take a look at the vibrant city of Tokyo, this time with an emphasis on Tokyo’s cuisine.
Rudy and chef Daisuke Utagawa eat their way across Bangkok.
Explore Hong Kong, from the frenetic night life to the quiet side of the island.
Discover the delicacies that have made Japanese cuisine well known around the world.
The island of Hokkaido is the home of the international food favorite, ramen.
Exploring the food that makes Japanese cuisine one of the world's most admired.
Rudy gives an inside look at the secrets of four of the world’s most amazing cities.
Head out with Rudy for sheer tropical splendor on the islands of Tahiti and Bora Bora
Rudy explores how food and drink help illustrate the culture of a place and its people.
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Rudy and Daisuke Utagawa enthusiastically eat their way through Hong Kong.
Take a look at the vibrant city of Tokyo, this time with an emphasis on Tokyo’s cuisine.
Rudy and chef Daisuke Utagawa eat their way across Bangkok.
Explore Hong Kong, from the frenetic night life to the quiet side of the island.
Discover the delicacies that have made Japanese cuisine well known around the world.
The island of Hokkaido is the home of the international food favorite, ramen.
Rudy gives an inside look at the secrets of four of the world’s most amazing cities.
Head out with Rudy for sheer tropical splendor on the islands of Tahiti and Bora Bora
Rudy explores how food and drink help illustrate the culture of a place and its people.
Discover two of the most unique and appealing cities in the world with Rudy.