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Ko Lanta- Last stop in Thailand

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February 21st 2010
Ko Lanta The minibus caused us a minor heart attack by being late in picking us up, but we got to the ferry port in time and found seats below deck, where we chilled out for the 2 and a half hour journey. Ko Lanta is a fairly large island and is actually one of 52 islands of which only 12 are inhabited, all being surrounded by either mangroves or coral ringed beached. The main town is at the no ... 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