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July 8th 2007
Saturday 07/07/07: Daily team meeting at 9.30am with discussion of prior day's activities and arrangements for 1pm demonstration of board rescue paddling and rescue techniques as well as one man drag and resuscitation with members of the Phuket Lifeguards. This was followed by flag events and successful participation of Thai v Aussie competitors. Celebration of Wallabies victory at Aussie B ... 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

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Avoca Thailand Project

WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL TRAVELBLOG FOR THE AVOCA BEACH SLSC - THAILAND 2007 PROJECT INTRODUCTION On 26 December 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck the west coast of Sumatra. As a consequence a Tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean devastating communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and affected many other countries along the Indian Ocean rim. Approximately 300,000 people were killed in the Tsunami; eight thousand in Thailand of which half were Thai nationals and the other half foreigners and tourists. The worst hit areas in Thailand included the province of Phuket and Phi Phi ... full info

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