Floating market

Kwai me a river

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August 25th 2011
Day one of our 3-day trip to the countryside surrounding Bangkok commenced with us ending up on a morning tour with a large group solely made up of Israelis. I wondered if, as a nation, they are particularly keen on visiting floating markets but they appeared largely disinterested. We had fun. As we serenely progressed down each canal we were witness to a mishmash of amazing fresh fruit, counterf ... 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