Long Tail Boats

Rules of the Road

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April 6th 2007
We noticed them strewn about the length of the esplanade during our first days in Patong - the twenty or so guys propped in worn plastic deck furniture, each with a collection of beat-up mopeds and four-wheel drive vehicles close at hand. At first, it seemed like they may have been guarding the transportation for beachgoers, but soon we realized the suspect looking bunch served a more requisite ... 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