Sunset

The beaches of Thailand

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June 20th 2008
Leaving Bangkok After having spent our final day in Bangkok, myself, Lucy and Dave headed in a taxi towards the outskirts of Bangkok and to the Southern Bus terminal, where upon arrival we were told our bus was leaving in 20 minutes. So we headed down to the departure area and had just enough time to use the toilet before we set off on our 14 hour journey to Phuket. Having made the de ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand

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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