The Great Buddha of Wat Si Chum

Sukhothai

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January 26th 2011
Hello all, So I have now been hanging out in Sukhothai, about 5 1/2 hours north of Bangkok. I spent two days at the Sukhothai National Park, biked there both days. The thai peole I have spoken to think I am crazy for doing so as it is a 14 km biking, and I am pretty sure they consider 1 or 2 km far. It was dier biking in the 30 degree weather but worth it. The monuments are amazying there, th ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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