Simon and Jojo leading in the parade to the tourist show

We are licenced to drive Elephants!

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January 28th 2008
Hey everyone - we are now in central Thailand. Since our last entry we have taken a slow boat upriver on the Mekong to cross from Laos into northern Thailand. This was great - we would thoroughly recommend the upriver run - heaps of room on board, with the boat moving slow enough that you get a really good look at the sights and scenery drifting by. The cold drinks and nibbles available also h ... 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