Glad this isn't my car

Monkey on my back

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May 3rd 2006
Yes there really was a monkey on my back, actually more like in my hair. I think the monkey mistook my ponytail for a cucumber or mango or something. Clearly, I was at fault for making eye contact. The town of Lopburi pretty much sums up why I like Thailand so much. It is a mid-size city with all the things that go with mid-sized city life. It has amazing ruins throughout the town that are ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Lopburi

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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