Wat Phukaonoi

Paradise

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January 13th 2008
Sawat dii khrap! I'm going to start with a massive cliche and what some of you may think is a huge piece of hyperbole but there is no better way to sum this place up; we have found paradise! But first, a little on how we got here. We were supposed to meet our coach at 6.30pm the day we left Bangkok but true to form we didn't leave untill 7.30pm, after having to walk a good three miles accro ... read more

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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