Chao Lay kids on moped

recovering on Koh Lipe

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February 22nd 2006
It's my 6th day on this small island in the south of Thailand. I hadn't planned on staying more than 4 days, really, since there are other places in Thailand I would still like to see before I board that plane headed back to America. I wish I could say my reasons for staying longer were due to making new friends or just really digging the island, but actually that wouldn't be the case (altho ... 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