Erawan National Park

Northern Thailand - Bangkok past Chang Mai

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May 14th 2007
So the trekked out Hobbits caught a plane from Kathmandu to Bangkok to start their action packed northern Thailand tour. I was secretly glad that we were all separated on the plane - I hadn’t slept a wink the previous night in Kathmandu, or Dog-man-du, more appropriate I think. The dogs are incredible - during the day they lie idly, not battering an eyelid even if you were to spit at them - but ... 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