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Asia » Thailand » Southern Thailand » Yala February 18th 2023

Here are some facts about our next stop Thailand. Thailand was actually known as Siam until 1939 (and again from 1945 to 1949). Siamese cats are native to Thailand. In Thailand, it is illegal to leave your house without underwear on. Thailand is the world's largest exporter of rice. Thai brothers Eng & Chang Bunker inspired the term "Siamese twins" and were joined at the chest. They died in 1873. It is illegal to step on any Thai currency. The ship is moored at Laem Chabang which is the major port of Thailand. There are literally tens of thousand containers waiting shipping or transfer within the country. A huge car park is covered with cars made in Thailand by Toyota, Honda etc and aimed at export. We are off to see the Sanctuary of Truth today. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Southern Thailand » Yala January 15th 2016

Everyone told me it is not safe to travel down that area in southern Thailand, yeah....I did a quick search on line and nothing but bomb explosion on the news in the past for Yala region, although not any recently incident, it still chopped down a worrying mark on my mind, so when I took the train to Yala after a short stay in Hat Yai, and I was riding with couple of military in the same compartment, suddenly I remembered those news I'd read..."the extremist mostly targeted the army and military". ou..oh...just when I was mumbling why they had to sit in my compartment but not the others, then I saw the approaching train from the opposite direction... there were military stationed in every compartment!!!! glad I didn't made a fool of myself by carry ... read more
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