Dia and Syd enroute to James Bond Island

Phuket

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July 6th 2009
July 6-12 The long awaited beach vacation! Phuket, ah, the beautiful beaches of Phuket that I had heard so much about nearly 30 years ago in Germany. This was may dream to one day get to Phuket - and here we were! Albeit ALOT more built up and touristy than I expected. Luckily our hotel was in Karon Beach, and not the oh so touristy and infamous Patong Beach. Our hotel was nice, very family ... 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