Another view from the Trek

Time for the Party

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July 12th 2006
We left Koh Phi Phi a few days ago. We decided to stay a day longer there because the place is just so beautiful. Our last full day there we trekked up the mountain to a famous viewpoint of the island. On the way a thai girl was showing us different fruits in the trees and getting us some that we could eat. We ate some jackfruit, so tamarind (usually ground up as a spice), and some other wierd gra ... 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