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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: On the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi
Date: October 13th 2007
After 5 days in a city the size of Bangkok, we realized that we needed a change, so we set our sights on a smaller place and had hopped on the train and headed for Kanchanubar (70 miles west of Bangkok). We were without internet for a few days and hope that you don’t mind receiving two blogs close together. We both enjoy train travel and unlike the United States, there are many trains her ... read more
Date: October 13th 2007
After 5 days in a city the size of Bangkok, we realized that we needed a change, so we set our sights on a smaller place and had hopped on the train and headed for Kanchanubar (70 miles west of Bangkok). We were without internet for a few days and hope that you don’t mind receiving two blogs close together. We both enjoy train travel and unlike the United States, there are many trains her ... read more
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