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11 05 2010

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May 15th 2010
11 05 2010 Another day in sunny Phuket. We decided to have the car one more day and get to see Phuket city. We spent the morning on the internet and booking our accommodation in Koh Samui and flights and an extra day here in Phuket. This time we got right to the top of the mountain and saw the Big Buddha. It was enormous and very impressive but undergoing repairs. Wendy had a go at trying ... 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