Day Twelve - Bangkok to Surat Thani 010001001 Bangkok (2)

Day Twelve - Bangkok to Surat Thani

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January 1st 2010
Day Twelve - We’ve had our oyster, bring me a beach We woke late and were unrushed today. We had a few hours to kill before we caught our train south to the islands so we again took a river taxi after a breakfast at Ricky’s. This time we took it longer down the river so we could take a small walk around the large hotel and shopping area. Everything was closed up though and we di ... 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