Watt Yannava

Watt Yannava - meaning "Temple of junk" (as in Chinese ship, not as in garbage), dating back to the Ayuthaya period (14th century?). Its previous name meant "stable for buffaloes".

Me, Malaise and Muay Thai

April 3rd 2009
For people who hassle me when I don’t post a blog for a week - this is because I mainly write my blogs during long train/bus/ferry trips. This one is being written in a bus from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi, which isn’t far, but that’s a story for the next blog. For the last eight days, I’ve been stuck in Bangkok, and so haven’t been inclined to write, plus I haven’t done anything interes ... 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

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