Thailand Sept 16th - Sept 26th 290

Thailand, Take One...

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October 12th 2009
While in Langkawi, we decided to head directly to the much lauded island of Ko Samui. Down to our timing, the Andaman coast (which includes Phuket, Krabi and Ko Phi Phi) was still being affected by the southwest monsoon that hits from June to October. So that part of the country was out. The Gulf coast however, where Ko Samui is, isn’t affected as much by the southwest monsoon as it is by the no ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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