Martina and Alex

And The Islands Are Gone....

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February 5th 2007
Koh Tao (translated Turtle Island - Koh Tao resembles a turtle from up above) makes up one of the three developed islands off Thailand's east coast…by far the smallest of the three. This little spot of paradise became our destination for about a week. Ready for some diving, swimming, and more beach time, we set out on a slow night ferry from the mainland. In the small city of Chumpon, just be ... 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