Signing off Southeast Asia from the beautiful beaches of southern Thailand...
September 4th 2013 After jumping from destination to destination every few days over the past month, I was looking forward to arriving in southern Thailand for some R&R, beachside, wading around lazily, possibly with a cocktail in hand.... Those wishful aspirations were quickly dashed as soon as we arrived, for fellow M had sponsored an open water scuba course for me as a graduation present and when we presented our
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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 
