Water

Same Same, But Different

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February 8th 2007
Ao Nang Now, the plan had always been to depart Krabi the next day for one of the islands a few hours offshore. Krabi itself is pretty soulless, lacking as it does a beach, so it functions more or less as a transport hub for would-be island-hoppers en route to Ko Lanta and Ko Phi Phi. Having said that, plenty of travellers pass through it - in fact, within five minutes of arriving in K ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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