1. By Tiarna

2. Page 2-11: Itinerary Page 12: Traditional Festivals Page 13: Thai Flag Page 14: Religions Page 15: Thai Currency Page 16:Traditional Clothing Page 17: Common Sayings Page 1

3. Today I will be travelling by plane to Phuket from Sydney with a great deal of $799 from Flight Centre and then travelling by boat to Koh Phi Phi Island to stay for a day at the beach. Page 2

4. I will be at Ko Phi Phi A.K.A Phi Phi Island enjoying the view of Phi Phi Lei beach at the P.P. Andaman Legacy Resort! I will be snorkelling and visiting the Viking Caves! Page 3

5. Staying another night by the beach at the P.P.Andaman Legacy Resort. Page 4

6. I ’ m enjoying my trip to Phuket by train for a half day safari tour. Staying at the Sugar Palm Resort for two nights. Page 5

7. Enjoying my personal massage at the resort and just relaxing for the day. Page 6

8. Travelling to Bangkok and staying a night at the Bangkok Marriot Resort and Spa. Page 7

9. Today I will be travelling to Chiang Mai by bus and staying there the night for a mountainside hike! I will be staying at the Shangri-La Hotel Page 8

10. Phang Nga Bay to have a canoe to explore Canoe Cave with a guide. Traveling to Phuket after canoeing and staying at the Surin Beach Resort. Page 9

11. Relaxing and packing for the trip home tomorrow. Page 10

12. Home flight back to Sydney Page 11

13. Traditional Festivals In Thailand they celebrate heaps more festivals than us. Here are most of the festivals they celebrate in Thailand. 1st January: New Years Day 8th January: Students' Day 16th January: Teachers ’ Day 9th February: Chinese New Year 23rd February: Magha Buddha Day 6th April: Chakri Day 13th-15th April: Songkran Day 1st May: National Labour Day 5th May: Coronation Day 11th May: Royal Ploughing Ceremony 22nd May: Visakha Bucha 21st July: Asahna Pucha Day 22nd July: Buddhist Lent And many more. Page 12

14. In every village town in Thailand, the national flag is raised each day at 8.00 a.m. and lowered at 6.00 p.m. The national anthem is played during these ceremonies. The flag has five horizo ntal stripes. From top to bottom, the colour s are red, white, blue, white, and red. The red stripes stand for the nation and the white ones for religio n. The wider blue band in the center, occupy ing one- third of the total area, symbo lizes the monar chy. These three concep ts --- nation, religio n and monar chy --- unite the Thai people. Thai Flag Page 13

15. Religions There are a few different religions in Thailand and here are some of the main ones. Buddhism Mahayana Buddhist Muslims Christians Hindus Sikhs

16. Thai Currency The currency in Thailand is called baht. (bah-t) Right now 0.0369921079 Australian Dollars is buying 1 Thai Baht.

17. Traditional Clothing Traditional Clothing in Thailand In Thailand they don’t wear to much traditional clothing unless they are going to a party or a wedding. Normally they would just wear casual like us. Here are some pictures of their traditional clothing.