ruins at Ayutthaya

kt is sabaidee

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February 11th 2008
Feb 9th: Ah. I'm back on the road. This time it's a rot mai, and it's taking me around Bangkok. I'm currently staying in a pretty nice apartment in Saphan Kwai, thanks to Spud's dad's family. I get up at 6.30am, take a bus at 7am, arriving at Wat Phou at around 8 or 8.30 depending on traffic. Maybe I have time for a coffee (Nestle 3 in 1, anyone?), or a fruitshake. I could say I'm sing ... 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