The Thai boxing ring at the end of our street

Glimpse of Phuket

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July 1st 2006
Leaving Ko Samui on a tiny plane we headed for Phuket on a really short flight. Samui airport was very different with no actual buildings, just thatched wooden coverings which acted as passport control and the departure lounge! We got a long golf cart to the plane! Arriving in Phuket we needed to get to Kata, where we were staying and so we went to get a taxi but a man told us they were really ex ... 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