The lizard

The story so far

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February 13th 2006
Well we’re here on Koh Pha-Ngan, at The Sanctuary, and it may turn out to be just that. It’s pissed down with rain all night, blown a gale and apparently we haven’t seen the half of it yet. There are 4 days forecast with thunderstorms, high winds, the lot. Mike, who runs the place, has said that we’ll be lucky if we make it back to Haad Rin (the beach round the corner) to get our ferry bac ... 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