Hat Chaweng Beach, Ko Samui

Sun, sea and sex tourists.

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February 12th 2010
It's funny how things turn out. I hadn't expected to like Bangkok and saw it as just a stopover to recharge the batteries, acclimatise and see a few of the sights. But I loved it. I've come to this island paradise and, so far, I've been disappointed. The island of Ko Samui is one of the biggest in the Gulf of Thailand about 600km south of Bangkok. Its centre is a mountainous, dense tropical j ... 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