Alienkat (catamaran) at Telaga Marina, Langkawi

Bars, Buddha and Big Bellies

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December 5th 2009
We spent a significant part of our time in Thailand in Ao Chalong because this is where our Thai friends stay and because it is just a nice town with everything you need. As well as our local friends, my dad has a Scottish friend who lives in Ao Chalong and we caught up with him a few nights. This Scottish friend is a bit of a gourmand whereas my dad judges the merit of a place based on cost ( ... 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