Running out of petrol

The Islands

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August 11th 2008
We stopped off at Koh Pha-Ngan for a night - it is a nice island but more manic than Koh Tao! We could barely get off the boat for people bustling to us trying to get us to stay at a certain hotel or go in a particular taxi, so instead we hired a jeep!! Matt didn't need to show his driving license and the man told us nothing about the jeep, he just gave us the keys and was more interested in the m ... 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