The Deck Chairs

I Heart Phuket

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August 24th 2007
The homestay in a Muslim fishing village in Koh Panyee was surprisingly uneventful. On the way we checked out 'James Bond Island', the setting of 'Man with a Golden Gun', a movie which I have never seen. The landscape is pretty remarkable regardless. In the restaurant across from where were staying at Koh Panyee, a woman was dancing Beyonce style to a weird clubby remix of children's songs. No ... 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