Lords of the Jungle
Elephant ride through the forest. It takles some getting used to.
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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: Northern Thailand
Date: May 10th 2007
Our journey north to Bangkok coincided with the early onset of the rainy season and, boy, did it rain. However, there have been sufficient intervals between the showers for us to see and do much. Bangkok is everything you must have heard about it, noisy, completely gridlocked, very crowded, full of people who want to sell you something and often 'on the edge', especially after dark. The rain sho ... read more
Date: May 10th 2007
Our journey north to Bangkok coincided with the early onset of the rainy season and, boy, did it rain. However, there have been sufficient intervals between the showers for us to see and do much. Bangkok is everything you must have heard about it, noisy, completely gridlocked, very crowded, full of people who want to sell you something and often 'on the edge', especially after dark. The rain sho ... read more
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I am a deputy Head Teacher at a terrific school in Hulme, central Manchester. Having spent thirty five years in urban comprehensives, I think I deserve a break, so my wife, Christine and I are taking six months out from education to go round the world for the first time. We head off on January 15, first stop San Francisco. I know we should have done this thirty years ago, but, hey, better late than never.... full info
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