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June 19th 2009
Vik´s version: And so we made our flight. Only just. And our final few hours in SE Asia were a little less calm than anticipated; a hasty Pad Thai as we motored through the streets of Bangkok in the midday heat and no time for a farewell Chang, just a rapid dash for the airport. And then the problems really started. Our delight at arriving at the check-in desk soon subsided when the exception ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more