The Infamous Mangosteen...again

The Day I Discovered Mangosteen

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February 10th 2008
Day 18: Goodbye Thailand Since Day 1 of this trip, I've been looking for Mangosteen! My brother Kevin sells a drink called 'Xango' which is made from the mangosteen fruit and has a number of health benefits. When Kevin found out I was going to Thailand, he made sure to remind me to taste a mangosteen while I was here. For the entire trip, every market and restaurant we went too, I wa ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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