Karon beach

Phuket

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February 15th 2010
Hello! The overnight bus was smooth although they randomly decided to stop at a service station at 1am in the morning! We were alo impressed with Bangkok bus station, which was more like an airport, with a huge complex of shops and restaurants. The bus dropped us off in Phuket town and from there we got a shuttle bus to Kata beach, the nicest of the numerous beaches down the Phuket western c ... 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