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July 9th 2007
Monday 9 July The local Lifeguards have been very keen to continue training and practice on the rescue boards with Darren, Chris, Stuart and Tiff. Surf today was slightly larger than our last training day ( 3’ - 4’) which has provided a real challenge for the local lifeguards. Today's session proved to be in conditions similar to Avoca on a big day with rips and swell that tested the abiliti ... 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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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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