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Phuket, Phi Phi and Pha-ngan!

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January 27th 2007
Before leaving Thailand's islands and beaches behind us, we thought that we should check out the hype of Phuket, Phi Phi and Pha-ngan - over-touristed, tacky and commercial, but the grandparents of the tourist boom, with much to offer in terms of beaches and parties. We arrived in Phuket and landed ourselves a great deal on a spacious room with 70s furniture and wooden floorboards in the old qu ... read more

Asia » 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