From: Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui
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]
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] Blog: Two Countries and Two Islands Later
Date: July 6th 2007
We've been in Thailand now for just over a week...in fact, I can pinpoint what I was doing exactly a week ago but you'll have to read on for more about that! We left Siem Reap to head to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Again I was expecting extreme poverty and was a little suprised at how developed it was. We ended up being sucked into a hostel...for a mere $6/night for three of us, who c ... read more
Date: July 6th 2007
We've been in Thailand now for just over a week...in fact, I can pinpoint what I was doing exactly a week ago but you'll have to read on for more about that! We left Siem Reap to head to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Again I was expecting extreme poverty and was a little suprised at how developed it was. We ended up being sucked into a hostel...for a mere $6/night for three of us, who c ... read more
