The View From Our Balcony Window

Hua Hin, Chumpon and Ko Tao: From the Stars to the Gutter and Back Again

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January 30th 2009
For me, the defining ‘wow we REALLY don’t belong here!’ moment was when ‘Coy’ (a kindly member of the hotel staff keen on saving us the embarrassment of trying to pronounce her real, consonant concentrated Thai name) showed us to our two pairs of flip-flops each. One pair for wearing inside our room and the second for wearing to the hotel’s private beach. Next to the flip-flops was a r ... 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