KARON

PARADISE ISLAND

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December 8th 2005
Hello all, Well folks we are now in Ko Lanta staying on the northern most tip. Transfer by fast boat was good and we even had transport waiting for us, great we thought! then turned off onto an undulating dirt/mud track and onto a deserted beach, "what are we coming to?" we ask ourselves. Even more so when the driver tells us to get out and start wading (luggage and all) through knee high water ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lanta

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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