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Saturday1st February - pak chong, thailand.

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February 2nd 2014
1st feb Our flight. Left Larnaca on time. Surprisingly full. Lots of Cypriot passengers so had usual disputes on seat allocations, baggage room, and rosary chanting. Excellent food on both flights with first taste of eastern food. Fragrant basmati and steamed fish, byriani mmmmmm. Incidentally, on our coach journey from Larnaca we noticed a strange chap who had a younger companion. They s ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand

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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