This little piggy went to market...

First night in Patong

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August 25th 2006
Love it. Beautiful beaches with white sand, beer waiters, 8$/hr massages, umbrellas and sun. I don't why anyone would ever want to leave. We live about 10 minutes away from the beach. Yesterday we walked over and on the way decided to go to a little restaurant along the way. We stopped at this beach side cafe and had fried noodles and rice (there's a lot of that about). And cold wate ... 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