Bridge over the River Kwai

Thailand

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November 12th 2011
Our 6th border crossing of the year. Our first via boat across the Mekong River, the natural divide between Laos/Cambodia and Thailand, from Huay Xai in Laos to Chiang Rai in Thailand. Not wanting to hang around as we'd been on a rather uncomfortable overnight bus to get to the border and were starting to feel weary, we jumped straight onto a minibus and headed to Chiang Mai, Thailand's se ... 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