THAILAND

By Chloe McGowan

CONTENTSItinerary= Slides 3-12.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 1Fly from Melbourne Airport to

Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. Book in at the

Centre Point Hotel.

DAY 2Go to Siam Park for a day of

fun. Dine out at Aldo’s Restaurant in Sathorn.

DAY 3Have a day at Safari World and

see some of Asia’s animals.

DAY 4Go on the Bangkok Urban

Oasis Segway Tour.

DAY 5Go have some fun exploring

Thailand history on an Old Bangkok City Tour.

DAY 6Go explore Khao Yai National

Park.

DAY 7 Go stay at Bangkok Manohra

Song Overnight Cruise and spend the night.

DAY 8Arrive back at Centre Point

Hotel after the Overnight Cruise and then go to Hua Hin

Beach.

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

and spa treatment.

DAY 10Arrive back at Melbourne after

a long trip on the plane. 

MAP

COMMON SAYINGSHello= Sa-wat Dee Yes= ChaiNo= MaiHow Much= GeeWhere= Nai

CURRENCYThailand’s currency is called

Thai Baht.$100 in Australian Dollars is

261364 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.

RELIGIONSome 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.

GOVERNMENTThailand’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.