Misty morning

February 13th 2007
After about 7 hours on the train from Bangkok we arrived at Chumphon on the east coast of Thailand and a couple of hours later were heading down the river and out toward the island of Koh Tao. As with most islands the taxi cartel have the prices sewn up and once we had got to our chosen beach Chalok Baan we decided to stay there until we left a week later. We found the cheapest room that we ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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Geoff Long and Lexa Wokersien

Geoff n Lexa

Hi there everybody, We hope you enjoy reading about our exploits whilst we're on our 16 month BIG TRIP. Many people have asked why we are going and in an attempt to explain here is a quote from the famous British explorer Eric Shipton. "In these days of upheaval and violent change, when the basic values of today are the vain and shattered dreams of tomorrow, there is much to be said for the philosphy which aims at living a full life while the opportunity offers. There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experience of a way of life that is itself wholly satisfying. Such, aft... full info

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