On the Boat

Covered in Sand and Sunburn

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December 20th 2007
Ok, most of you know we are actually back in Australia now, but we aren't done with Thailand stories, so let's pretend... When we last chatted we were in Phuket, looking forward to getting the hell out. It was nice to be at the beach and all, but everyone else was there, too, from tourists to hawkers, and we didn't have much peaceful-beach-time. We did, however, have some nice parasailing-time ... 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