travel book weary

DULL, DREARY, DREICHT,DROOKIT, DAYS

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October 25th 2007
And it's not Dundee, Koh Samui, the sunshine paradise will always be remembered for a constant deluge. Just when you think it has to let up, it gets even heavier. Then there is the thunder and lightning. In the early hours of the morning whilst we were under our mosquito net at the top of a hill in our little jungle hut, "the show commenced". Flashes of lightning followed by almi ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui

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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