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Sukothai

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March 24th 2010
From monkey town we headed to Sukothai via Phitsanulok. First bit by train - 3rd class again (and 3 hours on a hard seat was about all the buttocks could take) but cheap and such a good way to see things. Passed lots of fires in the brush on the way, told this was 'for the mushrooms'. We jumped on a bus at Phitansoluk and headed for Suko.. Stayed in a gorgeous little bungalow with fan and own toi ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Sukhothai

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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