Sunset Beach

Koh Tao part 1 12/09/08 to 14/09/08

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September 14th 2008
After a 3hr taxi (train still not working, oh well!)we arrived at the catarmaran pier in Chumpon, took us about 2hours in rough seas (Matt was sick) to get to Koh Tao. This is what we'd been searching for, Paradise at last! Can't even begin to explain how gorgeous this island is, jackpot! We got on the back of a songathew (open back 4x4) to take us to our new home, and what a home it is. We couldn ... 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