A Tree (a Thai Pine, I think) Ouside Benjamin Resort

It will be hard to beat 20 hours in Business Class

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January 1st 2007
Good day, everyone. Jen and I had an uneventful trip to get here. Business class all the way, and we arrived in Phuket well rested. We were not anywhere near Bangkok when the bombs exploded... oh, ya, for those of you who didn't catch the news, NEWSFLASH: nine bombs went off in Bangkok on New Year's Eve, and killed and injured residents and tourists. We now return you to our regurlarly sch ... 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