Jim Thompsons House

Back to Mainland Thailand

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June 5th 2007
Was sadly time to leave Koh Tao and the brilliant diving, so caught 1 1/2 hour catamaran back to the Thai mainland port of Chumporn and then a bus north for around 4 hours to Hua Hin on the east coast of Thailand. Had a bit of a wander around the town and the pier (which really stank of fish). Place hugely geared up for tourism - there is a towering Hilton hotel right on the beachfront with its ow ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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