Bangkok Tuk-Tuk

Escaping Bangkok

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October 4th 2007
As today was our last day in Bangkok we decided to head out of the city west to the nearby provence of Kanchanaburi. Here, we went to the bridge over the river Kwai. Our guide, Minty, first took us to the cemetry where the graves of the British POW's are. After this we went to the museum which gave an insight into what happened during the war and how the prisoners lived. Everyday's a school day ... 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