Alex's new best friend, Ao Nang

Islands and Beaches

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March 17th 2010
We decided to fly from Bangkok to Phuket as it was cheap and would save us a day or two of travel. The plane almost touches the trees on the beach as it comes in to land which was pretty impressive if a little scary! We were going to stay in Hat Karon as it's a little quieter than Patong. It turned out to maybe a little too quiet, only old people there and not much to do. We were only there for 3 ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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