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.
March 23rd 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Si Satchanalai Day number two of our photo adventure! We were both thrilled to have found a travel companion that was also concerned about positioning the diagonal and fighting the bright white sky. Small pleasure ... 23 photos[full story]
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