Third class carriage

Perhentian Islands ... and an EPIC journey

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April 28th 2008
Right, get a hot drink ready because this one may be a long one but it's definitely worth reading! After Kuala Lumpur we made the bus journey over to the port for the Perhentian Islands, arriving at Long Beach to rain! We settled in our basic huts right next to the beach, and set up camp with a coffee and a book, because the rain was there to stay. The next day was also a wash out. On the th ... 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