Phuket Town

Thailand tidbits...

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February 25th 2006
It's Saturday, February 25th and I'm in Phuket town (yet again!). It's my third time on the island of Phuket and I've grown quite comfortable here. It is a big island though so there is still much I haven't seen. I arrived yesterday and went to the Phuket International Hospital to get checked out. That illness on Koh Lipe was enough to warrant a doctors visit, albeit, a delayed visit. The ... 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