Yorkshire Campers's video: Travel VLOG - Who s Idea was this Khaolak - Thailand

Thailand was one of the countries that was hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Due to proximity of the Andaman coasts of Thailand situated just about 500 km east of the earthquake epicentre, the tsunami took just 2 hours to reach and strike the western coastline of the country. The Thai government reported 4,812 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries, and 4,499 missing after the country was hit by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake on the 26 of December 2004. The smaller but increasingly popular resort area of Khao Lak some 80 km north of Phuket was hit far worse with 3,950 confirmed deaths, however, the death toll in Khao Lak may have exceeded 4,500. The severity of the situation in Khao Lak is probably explained by the fact, that unlike the high-rise hotels of Phuket, the village of Khao Lak only had low built bungalows instead of high-rise concrete hotels. Hotel: Merlin Resort £793 THB 34,300 https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/khaolak-merlin-resort.en-gb.html?label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggJCAlhYSDNYBGhQiAEBmAEuuAEGyAEP2AEB6AEB-AELkgIBeagCAw;sid=f476fbfdd10e67d326eda5bbf9cc3978;all_sr_blocks=4362405_88871334_0_1_0;bshb=2;checkin=2018-08-01;checkout=2018-08-15;dest_id=-3236318;dest_type=city;dist=0;group_adults=2;hapos=1;highlighted_blocks=4362405_88871334_0_1_0;hpos=1;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;srepoch=1525805200;srfid=ff8d2ae15e8ae6ebe05bec7a2eeafb7dcbb4f1e8X1;srpvid=28e18407f5da0348;type=total;ucfs=1& Tours: Mr Tuk Tuk https://www.facebook.com/mrtuktuk.khaolakguide https://www.bensound.com/