Getting my cousin ready for the parade

Ban Phon and my cousin's wedding

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September 8th 2007
From KL I flew up to Bangkok, overnighting there before meeting my cousin and his wife at the train station to take the train up to Khon Kaen. I hadn't seen my cousin and his wife since last Thanksgiving and was looking forward to spending some quality time with them before the wedding. The train ride up was lovely, passing through the terrain of central Thailand and chatting with my cousin. We ... 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