war cemetary

sawadeekup

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February 28th 2007
yesterday we took a day trip out to the nearby province an approximate 121km away from bangkok to the region of katchanaburi, synonymous with the large expanses of land our army does their training exercises at. and hugeass mountains. however, its austere appearance belies its glorious past. our trip was largely unplanned, with bangkok being the buffer serving as a launchpad for the rest of the ve ... 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