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The Bridge on the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi

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January 13th 2006
What a refreshing change of scenery! Leafy Kanchanaburi is nested beside craggy limestone mountains and the Mae Nam Khwae (Kwai River). The town is small, peaceful and exudes an unmistakeable khwaam pen thai (thai-ness). Check out our increasing grasp of the thai language - we will be fluent within 3 weeks! The primary reason to visit here for us was that our brains having been fried down so ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi

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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