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Kayaking the high seas

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April 6th 2007
I woke up to a) early morning prayers from the mosque, b) motorcycle and truck engines rumbling by, c) mooing cows, d) chirping birds and grasshoppers. After a harried breakfast, we were bundled in a pick-up truck and brought to Ao Nang- our first views of the tourist populated beach front district. It was barely five minutes away from Noppharatthara Beach, yet felt like a different world. First ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Krabi

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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