Outside a Temple, Bangkok

Travel Plans Scuppered

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December 8th 2007
Sophie: We are here instead because after a 3 hour bus journey they driver turned round, drove the wrong way up the motorway and left us at some service station where they told us our boat was cancelled. She said it was due to "trains" but there was no rain at all so we are still a little confused. We found it quite funny as we could just change our ticket and come here instead on the night ferry ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan

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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