Thai Dancers

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK

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November 4th 2009
After a sea day, cruising the Gulf of Thailand, we arrived in Koh Samui, an island off the coast of southern Thailand. Having just been in seven of the biggest cities in the world, it was a shock to float into this island paradise with its azure waters, clear skies, swaying palm trees, fragrant flowers and jungle covered mountains. The contrast with urbanized Asia was just mind boggling. Regent o ... 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