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Koh Samui (22-27 Jan 13)

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January 29th 2013
Moving off from Nakhon Sri, and onto what ought to be the highlight of this leg of my Thai escapade - the beautiful Gulf island of Koh Samui. I'd first heard about this place over 10 years ago, when a good friend of mine raved about it after having been there for a holiday with his navy chums. He described the island as Paradise on earth, so needless to say, after over a decade of anticipation ... 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