Tasty Rat

Day Six in Phitsanuloke

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November 16th 2005
We made a "rat stop" on our way to Phitsanuloke today. Country rat - not it's more sinister urban cousin - is prized as a tasty meal in Thailand. It was a good photo op. We also stopped at a ceramic factory where we watched artisans hand painting vases, cups and other porcelain dishes. Their work was gorgeous, so I ended up buying a few things. Maybe it's all a cross-marketing scheme. They get ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand » Phitsanulok

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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