Intricate complex and glorious Architecture

Royal riches and a pain in the neck!

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April 26th 2009
So it’s been a busy week! The pace and surroundings have been a complete contrast to the first week, moving from city life to jungle life to beach bum … To finish the city part of my tour I spent the day at the Royal Palace and Wat Po which is one of the oldest temples in Thailand. The colours and details are incredible but it has to be said what was more remarkable was hardly any one was t ... 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