Long-tail boats on Ko Phi Phi

Island hopping in the land of smiles

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December 29th 2008
We've spent the past two weeks island hopping along southern Thailand's Andaman Sea. For the most part, it has been a very lazy and relaxed time. Our introduction, however, was a little more hectic. We landed in Phuket, a large island that is both the base for further excursions, as well as home to a couple cities and countless resorts, bars, and nightclubs catering to foreigners. We spent a co ... 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