Ko Samet

The cultural vacuum of Ko Samet

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October 1st 2006
Got to Ko Samet from Bangkok to check it out, it was either that or stay in Bangkok for a few more days, Dave, Dave and Dave's brother will be meeting me tommorrow. I'll also be hooking up with Laura, who I met in Malaysia to see her off from Bangkok. Ko Samet is the usual fare, beach huts, bars and buckets. Nothing much else really. Met a couple, Sean from London and Emma, his girlfriend from Gl ... 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