A KO from ringside

The Island of Sun, Smiles and Powercuts!

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November 19th 2006
From the moment you arrive on the plane, Koh Samui feels like a tropical island. After another short flight, we arrived at the airport, which is effectively a runway next to a scattering of beach huts. The island is small, with the most famous beach being Chaweng - have to admit, we were a little bit put off this when we read that it had a McDonalds and a Starbucks, but wanted to try it, as ... 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