Tham Phang Beach

Random Encounter with a Pufferfish

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February 8th 2007
After several days in the city we decided we still had time to spare before catching our flight to Phnom Penh. After shopping destinations we decided on Si Racha, a town located about 100 kilometers southeast of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. Si Racha is billed as a more low-key alternative to the seedier beach scene at Pattaya. Its other claim to fame is its seafood, and famed “srirach ... 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