Koh Panyee

Koh Panyee - Another one of these ''out of this world'' places

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May 17th 2012
Another of these ''out of this world'' places - Ko Panyi (also known as Koh Panyee) is a fishing village in the Phang Nga Province, Thailand notable for being built on stilts by Indonesian fishermen. The population consists of roughly 200 families or between 1,500 and 2,000 people descended from 2 seafaring Muslim families from Java. According to wikipedia: In the late 2 ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phang-Nga

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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