Macau on a Trapeze

Of Elephants and smiling faces

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July 26th 2008
Finally we arrive in Thailand! To be honest, we really had no idea what to expect here. We know its one of the most touristed places around here and we were really bracing for the worst ... however, we have been pleasantly suprised. The initial bus trip didn't really help with the pleasant surpisedness though (its a word .. honest). To be fair, it was a Cambodian company promising a fairly s ... 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