Playful Tiger Cub

Kanchanaburi

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January 22nd 2008
We spent our final day in Bangkok relaxing and then, yesterday morning, caught the bus to Kanchanaburi, site of the famous Bridge over the River Kwai. There are many guesthouses and bars here, many with suspiciously English sounding names and serving things like cheddar cheese sandwiches. It's a nice place though. Yesterday afternoon we went on a trip to the Tiger Temple in the hope of stroki ... 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