Maya Bay

More speedboats!

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September 7th 2006
Jess here.... we've all had an exhausting day hopping around the islands just off the coast of Krabi. Among the ones I can remember are Bamboo island (curiously lacking bamboo), Koh Phi Phi (which is where 'The Beach' was filmed), chicken island, and poda island. There were loads of tropical fish and pretty little coral bays when we went snorkelling. Thankfully, the water here wasn't as rough a ... 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