Patong

"Monsoon Season?"

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May 15th 2008
After meeting up with Amy in Bangkok, the three of us boarded an overnight bus to Phuket, a small island on the SouthWest coast of Thailand. After a bus transfer and some waiting around, the entire took about 15 hours- most of which was spent napping or watching Pirates of the Carribbean. Out of Bangkok I was seated next to an Irish guy named Delwyn, who made good conversation and excellent eyecan ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

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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