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KO YO , the small island in the Thale Sap to the west of Songkhla, has long been a destination for day-trippers, and the road link with the land on both sides of the lagoon has accelerated the transformation of Ban Nok - the island's main settlement - into a souvenir market. The chief appeal of Ko Yo is the Southern Folklore Museum (daily 8am-6pm; B50), which sprawls over twelve acres of hillside on the northern tip of Ko Yo just before the northern bridge. The park is strewn with all kinds of boats and wooden reproductions of traditional southern houses, in which the collections are neatly set out. The exhibits inside, such as the shadow-puppet paraphernalia and the kris - long knives with intricately carved handles and sheaths - show the strong influences of Malaysia and Indonesia on southern Thailand. Also on show are elaborate dance costumes and carved wooden coconut-scrapers. One hundred metres south of the museum, a short slip road leads up to the recommended Suan Kaeo restaurant. To get to Ko Ho from Songkhla, take one of the frequent Ranot-bound buses from Thanon Jana (30 min). From Hat Yai, take a Songkhla-bound bus, but get off on the edge of the suburbs at the junction with Highway 408, and catch a songthaew or bus across the bridge to KoYo.
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