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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: The Clock Stopped!
Date: March 16th 2005
The morning begins with the reville of roosters. Their throaty exhorations seem to command that I wake up and roll out of bed - literally, for our matresses are now on the floor of our bamboo bungalows. I'm awake before the rest of camp this morning and have to tiptoe past the sleeping bodies out to the veranda, just in time for sunrise over the mountains. The jungle is silent for the brief mome ... read more
Date: March 16th 2005
The morning begins with the reville of roosters. Their throaty exhorations seem to command that I wake up and roll out of bed - literally, for our matresses are now on the floor of our bamboo bungalows. I'm awake before the rest of camp this morning and have to tiptoe past the sleeping bodies out to the veranda, just in time for sunrise over the mountains. The jungle is silent for the brief mome ... read more
