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Full Moon Madness

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February 5th 2007
Strange behavoir has a reputation for occuring during the full moon. There is certainly no exception on this small island in the Gulf of Thailand. Every full moon on Koh Phangan backpackers from all corners congregate to participate in the largest party in all of SE Asia, the Full Moon Party. It's somewhat of a legend among backpackers, the chaos that takes place on a small stretch of beach ca ... 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