Vang Vieng

Loving island life - Koh Tao, Thailand

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April 21st 2008
Hi! How is everyone? We hope that you're all keeping well. I'm a bit behind on the blogging so this is a bit of a catch up. The morning we left Luang Prabang, Laos, we got up extra early (around 5.30ish am) in order to see the Buddist monks collecting their alms (their daily food). This is done because the monks aren't allowed to buy themselves any food so they live off the food that is ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao

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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