Taxi for the Crawford's

Patong - A change for the worse

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December 21st 2006
We have safely arrived in Phuket (Patong Beach). My-oh-my what happened to this place? When I visited Phuket with my backpack it was a long time ago and the Patong that exists now is virtually unrecognisable from it's original version. What a shame. It was a cute little town with a few bars a bank and great simple food. The other beaches and bays were deserted. Safe to say, they are no l ... 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