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Hell and Handbaskets

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October 1st 2005
Hell and Handbaskets We were planning to stay in Ko Samet for three days. On our third day Dow, one of the workers at our hotel, invited us to go see the island with him tomorrow. He said that we would rent a motorbike in the afternoon and drive to the most beautiful spots and stop at a wonderful vista to watch the sunset. I told him that I had never driven a motorbike before and he a ... 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