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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]
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] Blog: Capital punishment
Date: January 29th 2007
The simplest and quickest - though by no means the cheapest - way of getting from Kanchanaburi to Ayutthaya was by minibus so, as I hadn't yet summoned up the enthusiasm for any more exotic modes of transport, Saturday afternoon saw me sitting semi-comfortably in the back of a minibus with 2 Swiss girls, an Australian couple, and a steelworker from Southbank who I subsequently spent a couple of ev ... read more
Date: January 29th 2007
The simplest and quickest - though by no means the cheapest - way of getting from Kanchanaburi to Ayutthaya was by minibus so, as I hadn't yet summoned up the enthusiasm for any more exotic modes of transport, Saturday afternoon saw me sitting semi-comfortably in the back of a minibus with 2 Swiss girls, an Australian couple, and a steelworker from Southbank who I subsequently spent a couple of ev ... read more
