Kids sampling the Nok Air hospitality

Flight to Phuket

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October 10th 2007
Up at 6.00am for our trip from Chiang Mai to Phuket, changing planes in Bangkok. Our host at Pun-Pun Guesthouse, American John, had organised a tuk-tuk to get us to the airport, and given our luggage (one large suitcase, 3 medium sized bags and 3 backpacks) I'd assumed it would be one of the larger, bench-seat variety. Wrong...a small 3-wheeler greeted us at reception. The happy female driver some ... read more

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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