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Mange, Ticks and Maggots, Oh My!

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July 9th 2007
The island of Koh Samui in Thailand has a vibe unlike anywhere I've visited in Southeast Asia to date. Crass and commercial are the flavours of the day; Shops selling knock-off clothing and cheap watches line the main streets interspersed with a few really posh resorts we can't afford to dine in, never mind spend the night. We're staying at a great little guesthouse on top of a pub that has a ver ... 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