Tiger!

The eye of the Thai-ger

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November 1st 2007
Kanchanaburi surprisingly does offer more than just the bridge over the river Kwai. We took a 45 minute pickup ride to a tiger sanctuary where buddhist monks look after tigers. When we got there the adult tigers were all gathered in a small canyon. Here you can be taken in by a guide who takes photos of you next to the tigers. Unfortunately it seemed as though the tigers were heavily sedated t ... 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