Us on the snorkeling boat

Ko Phi Phi

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May 12th 2006
(Again, backdated...) The morning of the 9th we got a ferry to Ko Phi Phi (no sea sickness yet thanks to ginger tablets and sea bands!), southwest of Railay. The 1 1/2 hour trip was nice--clear blue ski above and green water below, with a sea breeze to keep us semi-cool as we passed little islands along the way. Our arrival, however, was not so nice...touts shoving brochures and pictures of ... 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