Goofing around on private beach Koh Samui

The Gulf of Thailand; Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui

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August 19th 2013
Our train from Bangkok reached Chumpon (the closest inland town to the west coast of Thailand) later than expected which meant we weren't able to get the 7:30am ferry to Koh Tao. Instead had to wait six hours for the next one! Eventually we got the ferry and arrived in Koh Tao at 3pm. As we hadn't been able to book any accommodation before we left Bangkok we were hoping to find something a ... 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