View from the train

The train to Bangkok

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January 26th 2009
Today marks the 5 month mark since we left Toronto in August. In someways, it is hard to think that it is just that long - it seems we have done so much and more time must have passed. We are now 6 months from our planned return date. We are still all healthy (touch wood) and our finances, which was a big concern at the start of this trip, are holding out fine as we still get our regular pay chequ ... 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