THAILAND By Chloe McGowan

CONTENTS Itinerary= Slides Common Sayings= Slide 13. Currency= Slide 14. Flag= Slide 15. Religion= Slide 16. Government= Slide 17. Native Animals= Slide 18. Religion -Compared to Australia= Slide 19. Native Animals- Compared to Australia= Slide 20.

DAY 1 Fly from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. Book in at the Centre Point Hotel.

DAY 2 Go to Siam Park for a day of fun. Dine out at Aldo’s Restaurant in Sathorn.

DAY 3 Have a day at Safari World and see some of Asia’s animals.

DAY 4 Go on the Bangkok Urban Oasis Segway Tour.

DAY 5 Go have some fun exploring Thailand history on an Old Bangkok City Tour.

DAY 6 Go explore Khao Yai National Park.

DAY 7 Go stay at Bangkok Manohra Song Overnight Cruise and spend the night.

DAY 8 Arrive back at Centre Point Hotel after the Overnight Cruise and then go to Hua Hin Beach.

DAY 9 Go to Bangkok Spas and treat yourself to a luxury massage and spa treatment.

DAY 10 Arrive back at Melbourne after a long trip on the plane.

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COMMON SAYINGS Hello= Sa-wat Dee Yes= Chai No= Mai How Much= Gee Where= Nai

CURRENCY Thailand’s currency is called Thai Baht. $100 in Australian Dollars is Thai Baht.

FLAG Red is said to symbolize the blood of life, white the purity of the Buddhist faith, and blue the monarchy. The blue and white stripes were added to the flag during World War I.

RELIGION Some of the religions in Thailand are Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Muslim, Sikhism and Buddhism. Buddhism first appeared in Thailand during the 3rd century B.C. Buddhism teaches that one's life does not begin with birth and end with death but is a link in a chain of lives. Muslims comprise Thailand's largest religious minority. Thai Muslims are Malay descent. Muslims celebrate when its Prophet Muhammad's birthday. Christianity was introduced to Thailand by European missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Hindus and Sikhs are mainly concentrated in Bangkok. The approximately 20,000 Indians residing in Thailand are almost equally divided between Hindus and Sikhs.

GOVERNMENT Thailand’s government describe themself as moving towards democracy. Thailand has a Parliament House and a Prime Minister. The Council meets in the Parliament House with the leadership of the Prime Minister. The Thailand government have tried to have an democratic election but that has been hard to achieve. Thaksin Shinawatra is currently Thailand’s Prime Minister. He has been Prime Minister for 5 years.

NATIVE ANIMALS Temple Monkeys, Elephants, Water Buffalos, Cobras, Crocodiles, Isaan Cow, Deer, Butterflies, Orang-utans and Ratufa Bicolor are just some of Thailand’s native animals. Most of Thailand’s animals live in the jungle and the forest.

RELIGION-COMPARED TO AUSTRALIA Religion in Australia is diverse: there is no state religion, the establishment of which is prohibited by the Australian Constitution. Australia is a country with a wide range of religious affiliations; of the 22 major religions of the world all except three are practiced in Australia. Unlike Thailand, Australia’s religion is not Buddhism.

NATIVE ANIMALS- COMPARED TO AUSTRALIA In Australia the Native Animals are Koala, Kangaroo, Emu, Kookaburra, Echidna and more. The habitats are mostly the bush.