Exotic caged songbird

James Bond Island/Sea Gypsy Village

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October 27th 2008
We drove north in Phang Nga and stopped at a pier where Pooh knew there were longboats for hire. They look like long canoes with a canvas tent-like canopy and can hold about 35 people. The weather was threatening that day, and he was able to negotiate four hours of boat time just for the three of us at a price well within our budget. That meant the boat driver would take us anywhere we wante ... 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