Our journey's end

Bliss by the Beach...

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May 16th 2006
After 16 hours by taxi, bus, 2 converted pick ups and a boat we made it from Bangkok to Fishermans Village in Koh Samui. The bus journey wasn’t too bad (although describing the bus as VIP might be stretching things a bit) and we were entertained with a few dubious films before lights out. We did get a laugh when a Dutch guy thought his mate “had got off the bus for a pee” and been left at a ... 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