DJ Archer

Laid Back Ko Lanta

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January 1st 2007
A 32 hour journey with bus, plane, boat and bus again took us from the far north to the deep south onto the tropical island of Ko Lanta. We passed through the popular tourist resort of Ko Phi Phi, where the beach was filmed; this once idyllic island has all but been ruined by the Thais enthusiasm and greediness for visitors and lack of sustainable tourism enforced to control foreign visitors. No ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lanta

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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