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Pak Chong & Khao Yai National Park

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August 15th 2007
We decided to take a little detour on our way back to Bangkok, as we wanted to check out Khao Yai National Park, which is apparently Thailand's first national park. We stayed in a fairly basic hotel in the town of Pak Chong (nearest town to the park), and it was actually an unexpectedly cool experience. It was a very un-touristy place, which was a nice change from having been in quite a few pl ... 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