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Koh Samed

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September 16th 2008
Hello I have had yet another exciting w/end. I just recovered from the last w/end and then decided to join 2 of my housemates/volunteers on another. We headed off to Koh Samed which is south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. We left on friday from Pakkred about 4pm after meeting 3 new arrivals. We took the mini bus to Bangkok and then got the sky train to the Bus station and then got a bus (w ... 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