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goodbye bangkok

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May 11th 2007
left bangkok and traveled 1 hour by train north to ayuthaya an island formed by the merging of 3 rivers and a former thai capital though thailand seems to have more capitals than a word document,looked for a place given in the lonely planet in sweltering heat but we were told they had no rooms decided to have a few cold ones while we came up with a plan[which turned out to be have a few more beer ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya

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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