Thankfully Leonardo DeCaprio was nowhere to be seen

Ang Thong Marine Park

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April 17th 2006
The Ang Thong Marine Park is an archipelago of 42 islands covering 250 square km and is a 90 minute boat ride from Ko Samui. It's also the location of The Beach which I happen to be reading at the moment (cheesy I know). The only way to visit the park is by an organised day trip so we booked up on one which involved kayaking and snorkelling. Our first kayaking stop was for a leisurely lap of on ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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