Emerald Waters

Northbound

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January 19th 2007
Koh Lanta is the kind of place that you plan to just stay for a week and you stay for two. We alternated days on the beach, motorbiking to other parts of the island, and a jetboat trip out to Koh Rok (an island in the national park). Koh Rok was a splurge but still a highlight...The snorkeling was nice and the beaches were only occupied by the day-trippers and tent-campers. Sea urchins, ange ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay

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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