Koh Samet

Bangkok and a weekend in Koh Samet

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April 1st 2011
After the flood adventure down south, me and my travel friends decided to head back to Bangkok. At this point we were a little sun starved so we decided to risk another island jaunt and head to the island of Koh Samet. It's the nearest island to Bangkok and is only a 3/4 hour bus/ferry ride away. We spent a few days there relaxing in the sun. Koh Samet has beautiful beaches with powder soft sand, ... 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