The 'yellow brick road' (it isn't yellow, but it stretches on forever lined with shops and restuarants)

Koh Tao, Koh Samui and the tour of Thai hospitals

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January 1st 2009
From Koh Lanta we embarked on a 24 hour journey across Southern Thailand to Koh Tao. This involved two minisbusses, one maxibus, two ferries, one truck and one boat. The boat was the best bit. From Surat Thani on the mainland we rode on this boat for eight hours overnight. There were no seats but just tiny dodgy mattresses on the floor. We took sleeping tablets and awoke just in time to dock at K ... read more

Asia » 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