Monkeys, monkeys, everywhere

Monkeyburi

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June 27th 2006
Fresh of the third bus trip we head for our intended hotel, the Lopburi Asia Hotel. This is a Chinese-run hotel (as are very many in Thailand) about 10 minutes walk from where we have been dropped off. Asking for directions a couple of times, we find it with no difficulty. We decided to treat ourselves to air-con (shock ! horror !) as cities here tend to be a bit muggy. The room is quite simple bu ... 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