The Life Aquatic

Island Life

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January 16th 2006
Lilo under one arm and snorkel poised, Linda resplendent in her new bikini, we hit the beaches of Koh Samui. Well, we would have done, had the weather not conspired against us by dumping a mini-monsoon of rain during our first two days on the island. We enjoyed a jungle canopy tour, which involves sliding down cables connected between trees in the island interior- a bit like the end of the Kry ... 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