The Giant Budda

One of Ayuttaya's oldest surviving large Buddhas

September 30th 2011
I arrived in Ayutthaya about five thirty and wanted to take a tuk-tuk to the shopping centre as it was near most of the accommodation giving me a chance to look around before I decided, but because they wouldn't get commission for that from the guesthouses they all wanted to charge me three times more. In the end I was able to take a pick-up type truck bus a few minutes walk away. After ... 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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Jess Marshall

Jess off to c the world

After spending three and a half years in New Zealand and Australia I've caught the bug again and headed for South East Asia. I've traveled Malaysia (peninsula and Borneo), Sulawesi, Laos, Philippines and volunteered in Thailand for 8 months at a Children's home, it is mainly children from the Karen villagers. Its was an awesome CHALLENGE and an experience I will never forget! No really i loved it, but learning a completely new and very different culture has its challenges. I am now in Gansu Province in China teaching English for a year, I've completely fallen in love with teaching! Its so rewa... full info

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