Fresh off the boat

The Chronicles of Juan and Paco Part Deux: The Adventure on Ko Tao

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October 19th 2009
After our day in Ayuthaya we took the train back to Bangkok, then took an exciting cab ride through the city to get to the Southern Bus Terminal. This cabbie must have driven F1. He weaved in and out of traffic like it wasn't moving and got us there in record time. After a little bit of a wait, we took a VIP, Air Conditioned bus a few hours south of the city to Chumphon. It was the jumping off ... 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