On Lamma Island, things take a long time to change. People are content with the equilibrium between expat and local, land and sea, and as such there is little appetite for change. In fact, it is likely the reason the island remains as popular as it is for people – particularly westerners – looking to escape the city. I first wrote about Lamma Island in my very first travel diary, all the way back in 2017. I was almost out of money after the aborted six month stay in the Car

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