Rambutan's at the beach

Beach slothing and Watermelon the elephant

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May 8th 2012
After arriving 1 hour behind schedule due to some baggage issues with the plane I was finally on Thai soil for the first time. Phuket was the destination. I decided to check out Kata beach. If your after nice beaches generally stay clear of Phuket town and Patong beach. I'd managed to save the names of a couple of hostels whilst I was in between phone conversations in Sydney airport. Whi ... 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