The doomed train

From Thailand to home

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August 10th 2006
Hey All, Well, in fact, we are now back in Vancouver sleeping in our lovely bed with clean, soft sheets. But, we must tell you about the last few days of the Southeast Asia journey. To sum it up, they were a mix of heaven and hell. We decided to take the overnight train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and we both were looking forward to the train ride. All was going well. The train was comfy and ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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