TIKI HUT ON THE BEACH

February 28th 2010
PHUKET TOWN, LOCATED ON EASTERN SHORE OF PHUKET ISLAND, IS THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF PHUKET. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED. PHUKET TOWN WAS SETTLED BY THE CHINESE MERCHANTS, WHO MIGRATED FROM CHINA OVER 100 YEARS AGO. THE ISLAND WAS PROSPEROUS EVEN BACK THEN FROM TIN MINING & RUBBER PLANTATIONS. THE WEST COAST HAS MANY BEAUTIFUL 'HORSESHOE' BEACHES IS ON ADANMAN BAY. ... 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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MARILYN WILLIAMS

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My husband, Roy and I will begin traveling through China for 6 weeks from Feb 24 - April 7, 2007. We fly from Ft Lauderdale/Newark/Hong Kong......plan to be in H. Kong for two weeks, then depart for Xi\'an, where we will spend one month. We will be working with Global Volunteers (Globalvolunteers.org) for three weeks teaching conversational English. Last year we taught with this organization in Kunming, China.It is a terrific organization to work with and teaching the Chinese is a totally rewarding experience. I enjoy writing about our daily experiences and try to capture the beauty of the peo... full info

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