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Ko Samet - Island of rest and relaxation

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January 27th 2015
Lynne and I have returned to Ko Samet, an island south of Bankok, for a week of rest and relaxation before moving on to Myanmar, formerly Burma, for some sightseeing. Great place for chilling out and catching up on all those books you have not had time to read. The temperature is the comfortable side of hot and the sea is how it should be - warm and inviting. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ko Samet

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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