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Hidden treasure in Thailand
It's a hot sticky morning as traffic streams southeast out of Bangkok for the cooler sea air of the Gulf of Thailand. Scattered among the tangle of trucks, coaches, cars, motorcycles and the occasional elephant are tourists on packaged holidays, backpackers on a shoestring, well-heeled expatriates and local families. Ahead for this daily cavalcade is a fascinating mix of pristine coastline, tropical jungle, national parks, mountains and islands, white-sand beaches, sparkling seas, scrubbed-clean villages and busy little towns, cheap bungalows at the water's edge and intimate five-star resorts. This is Thailand's emerging Crystal Triangle, a multifaceted region still relatively free of mass tourism, stretching about 400km from the Thai capital to the wilds of the Cambodian border. The complete story can be seen here |
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