Train Station in Chumphon

These old railway cars on the street provided a nice tribute to the nearby train station. Notice the picture of the King of Thailand in the background. He has been deceased since last October, but the country will be in an official state of mourning for him for one year. He was deeply loved and revered. His photos remain everywhere, as they have always.

Switching Gears Quickly

February 3rd 2017
Just hours ago we were in a very touristy area, with a few older travellers, but predominantly a young demographic gathered to learn how to dive and party on after. We spent a good forty five minutes in line with a zillion tourists leaving Koh Tao on the same ferry as us this morning. But when we arrived on the mainland, almost all of them disappeared into a number of waiting buses and continued o ... 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

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