Koh Lipe

Hopped across the Thailand Border

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March 1st 2009
Koh Lipe After realizing how close we were to Thailand from Langkawi we decided to hope across the border. It took us a few days to decide on where to go since there were so many options. After a full day of research we bought tickets from a local tour company in Langkawi called TCY...aka "Travel Cheap...Yes" which is our style so we went with them for speedboat tickets to Koh Lipe. Our destina ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West 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