"Ah from New Zealand aye?"..."Kiora Bro"..."Jonah Lomu"..."Edmund Hillary"..."Big oysters"... 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
Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket 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