The Group - all kitted up and ready to hike in leech infested jungle

Khao Yai National Park - thailand L to R: Lucky (guide), Dave, Nikki, Simon, Dean, Clare, Anita, Sally, Bronia, Rachel, Andy

Day 106 to 119 (May 15 - 28) Thailand - Week 3 & 4 with our Volunteer Explore group

May 28th 2006
blog by Bronia "Sawadeeka/krap" ("hello") from Thailand - formerly known as Siam. Well we are fully into Thailand and the Thai culture now. Our guide Lucky recently gave us Thai names for fun - Bronia's is "Pai Lin" meaning a "Thai red ruby" and Dave's is "Ma-nop" which means... wait for it.... "handsome one/good angel" - don't know what went wrong there !! Our last blog left you in the ... 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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