Tanning in the Tropics

Getting there is half the fun

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December 25th 2006
Sometimes things don't always go as planned. I'll spare you the details of booking our flight, accommodation, and train tickets - a logistical nightmare, and a commentary that would make this entry a little exhausting to read. But I will mention the high monsoon winds that stopped the ferries a day before our arrival and threatened to ruin this entire vacation. I'll begin at 8:00am in the town o ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui

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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