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Krabi and Koh Phi Phi Don

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June 28th 2012
I'd heard mixed reactions about Koh Phi Phi Don (pronounced Pee-Pee) from other travelers and foreigners living in Thailand, but I decided to check it out anyway, since there were heavy rains in Chiang Mai and I wanted to see the Andaman Coast. I took a ferry from Koh Pha Ngan back to Surat Thani, and then a 3+ hour bus to Krabi Town. I stayed there for a night, then two nights on Koh Phi Phi, ... 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