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Phuket Town (5th-6th March)

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March 11th 2007
So we headed back out into the real world once again…. After a 3 hour boat trip (advertised as 1 1/2 hours) and a short bus ride we arrived in Phuket Town, and have to admit that we were a bit disappointed. However, we thought we’d give the place a chance as we had only seen the harbour and a few streets. We got ourselves a room at a hotel called Rome Place, which was nice enough, pretty chea ... 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