sunning myself on Phra Nang

The Beach

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May 20th 2009
Although Paul's home on Phuket is very near the island Koh Phi Phi where the movie was filmed, 'The Beach' there has long been changed forever by rampant development...the glow of it's streetlights now visible from the mainland every night. We know we don't have time to venture far, so nearby Krabi province with the secluded beaches of Rai Leh and Ton Sai seem our best bet. Accessible only by boat ... 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