A beach at the Similan Islands

Scuba Diving at the Similan Islands

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January 18th 2006
It's Wednesday evening, January 18 and I'm back from my 3 day liveaboard at the Similan Islands. As I mentioned in my last blog entry, the Similan Islands consist of 9 islands off the west coast of Thailand. It took us four hours to reach the islands from Khao Lak (the closest town on the mainland). The islands are part of a Marine National Park. They're all relatively small, and generally ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Similan Marine NP

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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