Background: 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. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict. Thailand is currently facing armed violence in its three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces.
July 9th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai Wow, I can not believe that the last blog i wrote was in Kanchanaburi. A great deal has happened since then, namely after chiang mai which i only spent a day in i made it over to Pai and i am so glad ... [full story]
July 8th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai today we are finding it very hard to do anything. we ache all over and find moving our muscles very difficult. yesterday was probably the highlight of our holiday so far, we visited thom's elephant ca ... [full story]
July 6th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai Hi everyone!
On thursday morning we we taken off to a cookery school in Chiang Mai to learn some Thai recipes, we were shown all the different ingredients at the market and then came back to cook f ... [full story]
June 28th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai So got the train up to Hat Yai(Thailand) in my 'luxury' sleeper. Was pretty excited for all of half an hour, but really nice to be able to lie down, wander around etc. Arrived in Hat Yai the following ... 18 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai The journey to Pai was reminiscent of Laos, winding steep roads with gorgeous green vegetation surrounding us. I read somewhere that it was one of the top motorcycling roads in the world and I could s ... 9 photos[full story]
June 28th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai We arrived in the small hippy city of Pai from Mae Hong Son, and as soon as we got off, we met an elderly Frenchman named Hubert, who suggested his guesthouse as a great place for little bungalows. W ... [full story]
June 27th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai Here's a brief look back at week 2 of our SE Asia adventures:
We drank Chang beer and ate peanuts as young children beat the crap out of each other for our amusement (otherwise known as Muay Thai b ... [full story]
June 25th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai We've spent the last few days in Pai (pronounced "pie). It's a paradise in the north-west corner of Thailand next to the border with Burma and Laos. The surroundings are incredibly lush: green hills ... [full story]
June 24th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai 1000am. The sun bakes our anglo skin for breakfast with mosquito-bite marinade. Apply sunscreen. We're sitting at a bus station (a small patch of dry dirt) in Pai waiting for Sandot to scoop us to his ... 14 photos[full story]
June 24th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Pai One of the strangest but most common phrases you will hear in Thailand is "same-same, but different." It sort of means that you are doing something similar, but not quite. I think. It's sort of hard ... 2 photos[full story]
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