White Spot

Oz to Thailand

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October 13th 2006
We were so sad to leave New Zealand but it was excellent to arrive into the welcoming arms of my dear friend Cath and family in Brisbane. After rushing around New Zealand we sat still for several days just enjoying family life in an old Queenslander, sitting on the back porch with tea, listening to kookabura laughing, bush turkeys scratching, the chickens fussing and lizards scuttling through ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

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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