Monk teaching

6th June

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June 6th 2009
Day off. Spent the morning in the pool then later were joined by Geoff and Chris from Timaru. They hired a bike and we all went site seeing. Showed them the Promthep Cape with lighthouse. Then we wen to Rawai Beach and had a spot of lunch and fruit shake. On to the Big Buddah, this guy is huge. He is on the highest peak on Phuket Island, the bikes did get quite hot getting there. He is not ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

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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