Koh Tao

Thailand's Beaches

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April 14th 2008
We made our way out of the craziness of Bangkok and to the laziness of the beach! The journey wasn't as relaxing has we would have liked, however, but we made it here regardless. Since we bought our train tickets just a day or two prior to departure, there really weren't many available seats. So, that meant we were taking the 12 hour overnight train in 3rd class, nonsleeper car. A guy next to us a ... 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