My First Photo

1st stop in the islands - Ko Samui

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May 5th 2010
I have managed to survive 6 whole days in the island of Ko Samui. It was a tough act but I did it! I arrived at 11:30 AM last Friday after a 12 hour overnight train ride (1st class sleeper is the only way to go), a 2 hour bus ride and ended with a 1 ½ boat trip which landed me on island Ko Samui. Having forgotten to write down my hotel (was a bit frazzled by the Red Shirts before departing Ba ... 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