Phuket

A (failed) attempt at making it to Railay...

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July 22nd 2009
...but for the blasted monsoons! It's Sod's Law (or Murphy's Law depending on where you're from) that the weather is great when your in a city but then miserable when you try to make it to a beach! We set of from Phuket Town just after midday on a very pink bus to Krabi. The plan was to connect to a longtail boat to Railay Beach, about 14km from Krabi on a secluded peninsular on the mainland ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Krabi

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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