Village Energy.

To help the Vilagerg the Thai government gave them solar panels to hook up to their huts. It powers their lights at night and they can get say 2-3 hours of tv with it aswell. Part of the reason the government gave them the panels is to preserve their way of life a little. if they didnt have the amenity of electricity they would probably leave.

Back in Thailand !

June 8th 2007
Well we arrived back in Thailand after the slow boat from hell ! well to be honest it wasnt that bad, joe and robbie got it worse for leaving the day before us, as their boat was full and they could'nt move. (the boat ride takes 2 days ! and you cannot cross the border till the third day!) anyway it wasnt too bad we just ripped up a few of the chairs and lay on the deck for most of it, playing 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

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