View from Seaview Paradise pool on top of the mountain

Rainy season, what? Life on the Beach

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September 3rd 2006
It's taken us a few days to write as it's been difficult to pry ourselves off the white beaches of southern Thailand. It's hard to believe this is the rainy/monsoon season. Every day on the beach has been sunny and blistering hot with almost no clouds. The Gulf of Thailand is so warm that jumping in the ocean to "cool off" seems like a misnomer. Last week we flew from Luang Prabang, Laos to Ba ... 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