Journey begins!

Koh tao to Phuket

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July 25th 2009
Hey all, since we last wrote we have travelled south to Phuket. Journey was long, involving a taxi to the pier on koh tao then a ferry to Koh Samui (neighbouring island) then a mini bus to a bus stop then boarded a coach which then drove onto a car ferry, 1.5 hours later we disembarked, somewhere (we are not actually sure where haha) then back on the coach to Surat Thani where we got off and got a ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

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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