this week i'm exploring songkhla in the south of thailand.wo seas because it sits on both the gulf of thailand and an enormous lake. although close to the malaysian border, songkhla has been largely unaffected by the unrest that has been seen in some of the areas in thailand's deep south, and its location means its cuisine and architecture are a blend of thai, chinese and islamic influences. a lot of tourists come here. ah runs an art gallery in the city and has agreed to give me a tour. i will show you the most unique ice cream shop of songkhla. 0k! mrs yu's father came here from china 85 years ago. 0n the way, he stopped in singapore and learnt the art of making ice cream. this is the vanilla ice cream? vanilla ice cream. some here say this was thailand's first ice cream shop. why egg yolk? because egg yolk is creamy. and a sprinkle of chocolate. tastes much better with it. it looks good. here goes. it's really creamy, almost like a coconut flavour. who would have thought it was so good? now, if you're a fan of comedy, then there's a long l

this beach in songkhla was found to have more than anywhere else in the country. wow, that's a lot.e of their cigarette ends responsibly. cleaning up thailand's beaches has become a priority for a network of volunteers called trash heroes. the group operates in 35 cities across the country. yupa started a branch here in songkhla after she was shocked by the rubbish problem, following some time working away. the first time that i came back to my home i said, "what happened with my hometown? why is it like this? everywhere is full of the trash." itjust made me think, i must do something for my hometown. so much plastic! yupin runs weekly cleanup sessions, and people of all ages and tourists are encouraged tojoin in. this place, where i grew up, so many tourists come to this beach, but if the beach gets dirty, no—one will want to come. so i started this project. how does it actually work? the robot is digging in the sand about five centimetres deep. shaking to separate the sand and move the trash into the back. how much rubbish do you actually collect? if we do about 80 metres we get a

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