Hat Sai Ree beach on Koh Tao

Exploring Thailand

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March 11th 2008
We started and ended this trip in Thailand. Our first stop was Bangkok then up north to Chiang Mai. In Chiang Mai we visited lots of temples as well as learning to cook and visiting the elephant nature park. After Luang Prabang and Penang we were back in Thailand but this time in the south. Our first island stop was Ko Samui and then on to Ko Tao. It was nice to be on the beach and aside from ... 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