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EXPLAINED: Backpacker in thailand taken on 1 200km detour | Rare Historical Photos

Jack poses for photos with Pol Col Teerapat Modjod in Song Phi Nong district of Suphan Buri, during his southbound journey to Koh Tao. (Photo from the policeman’s Facebook page)

A foreign backpacker making his first visit to Thailand was planning an island getaway in the South, but after a miscommunication he ended up in the North nearly 1,200 kilometres away. 

He also lost his wallet on the way back.           A policeman in Suphan Buri province shared the story of the visitor, identified only as Jack, on his Facebook account on Wednesday.

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