After centuries of nomadic living, Thailand's 'sea people' adapt to life on land

Story and photos by Austin Bush, CNN • Updated 19th April 2021
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Ko Surin, Thailand (CNN) — These days, Salamak Klathalay, like most of us, lives in a house, on land. But this is a relatively new experience for the 78-year-old.
"As a kid, I lived on a boat part of the year and on land part of the year," Salamak tells me from his home on Ko Surin, an island-bound national park in Thailand's south.
"We would go to land during the monsoon season to look for tubers. After that, we would go back to our boats."
Salamak is a member of Thailand's Moken ethnic group.

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