The beach at Koh Tao

You want tuk tuk?

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August 12th 2008
Last time on "team shwinter does asia", we were leaving rainy Chiang Mai for the sunny islands in the south of Thailand. Our heroes were sore and tired. Three days travel to get to Koh Tao didn't necessarily help that... First off was the 14 hour train back to Bangkok. Then, to a dingy little hotel for the night. Next morning, jump on a plane to Surat Thani. Arrive at airport throughly at a los ... 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