Songthaew ride

Thailand - Koh Tao

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December 18th 2007
Wednesday 12 December 2007 A morning walk (thankfully short with our heavy packs) took us from our guesthouse to Hua Lampong railway station (photo), the main intercity railway station in Bangkok. It was a long ride south to Surat Thani, longer than expected because the train was delayed by 2 ½ hours when it broke down around Chumpon (around 2/3 of the way down). We spent the rest of the ... 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