Scruffy and Tired - but very happy

Last Day on Ko Samui

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February 3rd 2006
Yes. So. I can’t kiteboard. But have wonderfully smooth skin now, from all the skidding along on my stomach down the length of Chaweng beach. Kiteboarding is surfing whilst holding a parachute/kite setup, hence the practicing on the beach first. Despite the best efforts of the instructor, I just couldn’t get the hang of it, and I spent more time laying on the beach, body aching from laughing a ... 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