Ko Samui 061

A Sailor Needs His Rum

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March 14th 2011
Saturday March 12th, 2011 Gulf of Thailand Latitude 4 degrees 38 minutes’ north- Longitude 103 degrees 55 minutes’ east Yesterday we stopped at the resort island of Ko Samui. It is the largest of several developed islands that belong to Thailand. The island was very lush and felt reminiscent of Polynesia. Thousands of coconut palms were everywhere and the island was very green and well w ... 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