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May 19th 2007
Phuket: May 19-24. We left Bangkok at 9.30pm with Air Asia. Word of advice: If your travel agent scores you a bargain flight deal, check the company's baggage allowance before you book. We got stung with a $40 charge each way as their limit was 15kg - unlike the 20kg allowance of most NZ companies and the limit through Asia. They pointed this out to us at check-in...it was printed in lin ... 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