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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.... [read more]
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.... [read more] Blog: Huntin the hill tribes
Date: October 13th 2005
An hour from town, a battered old sign in indecipherable Thai just past the bridge is all I have to go on. I turn off the tarmac road, pausing briefly to comprehend the steep rutted mud track disappearing into the forest. Time for my 100cc Honda dream-machine to go off-road. Slip sliding through the forest steering with my feet, the back wheel sprays orange mud about the place and demonstrates a w ... read more
Date: October 13th 2005
An hour from town, a battered old sign in indecipherable Thai just past the bridge is all I have to go on. I turn off the tarmac road, pausing briefly to comprehend the steep rutted mud track disappearing into the forest. Time for my 100cc Honda dream-machine to go off-road. Slip sliding through the forest steering with my feet, the back wheel sprays orange mud about the place and demonstrates a w ... read more
