Attracted by the outstanding coral reefs surrounding the island, and the growth in sport scuba diving, quite a few companies have established divebusinesses on the island, these companies in turn designed exclusive resortsfor their customers, and over the years several of these resortshave become quite elegant. Here they discovered something more then just a new islandto explore and soon the backpackernetwork was buzzing about the exiting newly found islandparadise of KohTao. Captivated by the beautiful beaches, the back of beyond aura, and of course the cheap living, backpackerssoon arrived in droves. Consequently, as its reputation for beautiful nature, outstanding marine life and amazing landscapes grew, better access was made available as soon as newer constructed were brought in to cope with the large number of backpackersbeing attracted to the island. The settlers lives consisted of harvesting coconuts, developing vegetables and fruit and of course nourishing themselves through fishing. In those days reaching Koh Taorequired a treacherous boat trip from nearby islands or the mainland, if and when the seas and weatherpermitted, but the residents continued to multiply little by little all the same, even when the simple life was hard and without a large amount return.
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