Cave mouth

Koh Tarutao

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March 16th 2010
The archetypal image of Thailand is of deserted, white sand beaches and coral filled seas. Unfortunately due to the number of tourists (approx 14m per year) these beaches are no longer deserted and every man and his dog is trying to get there. We decided to buck the east coast trend and instead hit the far west Andaman coast area. As we arrived at the harbour our dreams of an unfound island ... 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