Our Arrival into Thailand

The Long Road to Thailand

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January 30th 2007
In the early morning of January 30th, we boarded a ferry from Langkawi, Malaysia to Suma in the Far South of Thailand. This was the only place that we could enter Thailand from Langkawi. According to the Canadian Consulate, the Far South of Thailand is considered to be a dangerous area for tourists (There were reports of beheadings and terrorist activities in 2004). Because of this, we decided it ... 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