Sunset on Dolphin Queen

Phuket and the Similan Islands

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March 11th 2006
In a nutshell... Dreamy islands, crystal clear warm waters, powdery white sandy beaches, brilliant blue skies and cotton candy clouds...simply paradise... Getting there... Flew to Phuket via Tiger Air and stayed over a night in Patong Baan Tonsai Garden - a budget motel with lots of European tourists and also local Thais on holiday. The taxi ride from the airport was quite pricey - i paid 500 bah ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Similan Marine NP

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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