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Island Hopping and Chasing the Sun..

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May 21st 2006
Yeeeesh, it's been an interesting past few days. After waking up to monsoon rains (yet again) on the fourth day in Railay, I decided it was time to move on and try to hit some sunshine. The problem with backpacking in Thailand, or any tropical country for that mattter, is that once your stuff gets wet, it doesn't dry without the sun. So after having my bag and most of my clothes soaked for cl ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan

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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