Tuesday, June 26, 2012

THAILAND

Thailand is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered  to the  north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia,to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Thailand is the world"s  51st-largest country in terms of total area,with an area of approximately 513 000 km2, and is the 20th-most-populous country, with around 64 million people. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, official language is Thai.


KRABI 

This beach town end the islands nearby are famous for strange rock formations and unspoiled nature. Krabi has a nice seaside atmosphere with cheap accommodation, tasty Thai/Moslem food and friendly people. Now mainly a stopover for touritsts going to outlying islands, the town  itsel is nice for short visits


PHI PHI Islands  

Spectacular vertical cliffs rising from clear seas, beautiful lagoons enclosed by rock  walls, and  indyllic tropical beaches have rightly made these islands among the most famou in the world..But the world beneath the waves of Phi Phi is no less enchanting than the mailand. In 1998, Phi Phi le vas chosen as the film location for "The Beach" starring Leonardo Di Caprio. 


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