Colonial building

Phuket Town

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February 18th 2010
We had one night in Phuket Town as a stop over and it was nmuch nicer than expected! We'd heard about the nasty areas of Phuket and figures would all be bars, sex shows and sweaty tourists but Phuket Town itself was a really nice area of old colonial buildings. Spent time wandering through the town, shoping for gifts and also went to the cinema to see Percy Jackson The Lightening Thief - po ... 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