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Ko Samet

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February 13th 2009
This weekend, we took a trip to Ko Samet, and island off the coast in the Gulf of Thailand. It's a popular destination spot for Thai's during Valentines Day weekend. It's about 4 hours from Bangkok. The island itself is a national park, so its pretty touristy, but the beaches were beautiful! We got there Friday night around 7, and ate dinner on mats on the beach and watched the stars! It was ... 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