Touts

Koh Tao

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June 9th 2012
We battled past the touts at the pier and ignored all the taxis; we'd decided to stay on Hat Sai Ree beach, a fifteen minute walk. Not a typical choice for us as it’s the biggest and busiest beach, but we wanted to save some money on taxis, the secluded hideaways are always the furthest away! It was boiling and I wasn't in the best mood (poor Paul!) After walking around for what seeme ... 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