Snorkelling

Paradise Found

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October 25th 2006
Finally escaped the hustle and bustle of bangkok, much to my relief. think i spent a day or two too long there. stupidly took the five quid bus overnight down to Surat Thani, which was nice. well actually it was pure hell, i ended up spending 14 hours on the top deck of a bus that swayed more than the ferry does, plus we had officially the slowest driver on the planet. quite worried about my stuff ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay

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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