Smiling Faces

Christmas or Something Like It

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December 25th 2007
As it turns out Christmas does not really exist here. Other than the dancing Santa in Tesco and the odd sparsley decorated tree in a few of the pubs you would have no idea it was anything other than an ordinary day. The construction crew came to work, the food stalls on the street corners are open, and the man who sells ice-cream served in a hot dog bun is carrying on business as usual. The ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui

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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