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Christmas in Phuket

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December 27th 2013
Left work midafternoon on Dec 20th to catch my 3 1/2 hour flight to Phuket. Phuket has many regions, for this vacation- I just wanted to relax, sit in the sun and enjoy the beach so I stayed in the calmer area away from Patong which is Party Central. I stayed at the Renaissance Hotel which is about 20 mins from the hotel in the area I have dubbed the " Marriott Chain Compound" when you drive do ... 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