Wong Wae, the friendly fish

End of the road

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January 28th 2006
The final week of our two month holiday saw us soaking up the sun in Ko Lanta, an island off the south west coast. Having had our fill of elephant safaris, bamboo rafting and trekking, we decided to devote ourselves to loafing about on the beach, sipping Mai Tai cocktails and watching sunsets. We took a day trip to Ko Phi Phi, which has the most spectacular scenery of all the Thai islands. Th ... 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