Looking out my front door...

2 ferries, a taxi, a truck, and a longtail boat later...

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February 18th 2006
It's not easy getting to Koh Lipe, an island in the south of Thailand. Although it is only 1-2 hours by boat from my previous location, the island of Langkawi, it's not quite that simple. The problem is that Langkawi is in Malaysia and Koh Lipe is in Thailand. There is that small issue of immigration. There are ways around that...but I went the safe way even though it took me a full day via mu ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe

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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