The Death Boat

Journey to Phuket

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August 12th 2006
The Death Boat After a leisurely breakfast at a lovely French Bakery, we boarded the ferry to Phuket. The ferry was slightly older and more rickety than the ones we have caught previously. We had barely made it out of the bay when we realised that it was going to be a rough trip. The swell was pretty big and came over half way up the boat, which was fine until the driver had to start t ... 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