full moon party

Koh Samui, Koh Phagnan & Koh Nangyuan

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August 24th 2012
We spent just over a week at the islands to the East of Surat Thani. We started with the biggest...Koh Samui. As we anticipated for Thailand's second largest island, it was very touristy. There were lots of souvineer and clothes shops, as well as lots of restaurants and bars. We stayed in a hostel at one end of the strip; we walked past all the busy restaurants and shops to get to the beach. W ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Southern Thailand

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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