Thai dried rice

Phimai Sabai Sabai

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December 15th 2006
A bit cooler in Phimai than Bangkok. Travelled across the rice paddies to Jantamlah where Lamud spent her childhood. Everyone was laying out their rice to dry and there's enough mangy cats and dogs to fill about 15 tuk-tuks. This is real rural Thailand and nothing like Bangkok or Phuket's tourist den. Visited the "Banyan Tree" - which is the oldest tree in the world (?) and the ancient K ... 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