Busy Street Scene

Soi Rambuttri, where our guest house is.

December 5th 2010
We delayed going to Ko Chang until tomorrow as we were told it was the King's 83rd birthday so big celebrations here. Fireworks were let off over the river and roads were closed as thousands of lanterns were set off in his honour. I have never seen so many people in one place, think every single Thai person was here! Mostly wearing pink shirts for some reason. Men and women alike. Enjoy 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

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We both travelled and worked in Spain, which is where we first met, back in 1971. Things back then were quite different, no plastic card banking or internet to smooth the way. Our travels were put on hold for a few years whilst we brought up our two children. They now spend large chunks of their life exploring the world. In in our mid to late 50's we decided it was time we took up travelling again and this time write our own travel blog. Hope it can compete with the younger generations. We chose the nickname 'still crazy' because I guess that's what we are, still crazy. We completed three... full info

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