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Koh Tao and Ko Pha-ngan

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February 24th 2011
The bus was a bit of a mission but luxury compared to some we'd taken. We arrived at the ferry port after 7 hours at 4 in the morning and had another 3 hour wait. Some time was passed by talking to a middle aged Swedish guy who was with his wife/woman from Laos. He had been drinking the whole journey and was mainly complaining about being hungover. The boat took 3 hours and we mainly sat there, mo ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Southern 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