Big Buddha, Koh Samui

Departures and Arrivals

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November 20th 2010
Before I start catching you up on some of the events since my last blog, I have to apologise profusely for the delay in getting to this next one. After my week in Bangkok I caught a bus down to Surat Thani and a boat from there across to Koh Samui. I was expecting the bus to be much the same as those I had been on to and from Chiang Mai. I was greatly disappointed, however, by how muc ... 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