Koh Tao, Thailand

Koh Tao, Thailand

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February 28th 2009
After a 1.5 hour ferry ride we arrived on Koh Tao. Koh in Thai means island and Tao means turtle, so Turtle Island. I'm not sure why because I never saw a turtle there but I guess that doesn't mean that there weren't any. Upon arrival to the island we found accommodations on one of the three main beaches called, Sairee Beach. I thought it may be a bad idea initially because it's pronounced "so ... 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