Tiger Temple

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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January 24th 2009
I spent a few days in Kanchanaburi, staying at a beautiful spot right on the river Kwai. The famous bridge over the river Kwai is about a quarter mile down the river. The Tiger Temple was recommended by a few people. All of the pictures I saw were of robed monks hanging out with tigers, sounded pretty good. There were tons of tourists and the whole thing was a little overrated, but I now have ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi

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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