Buddha in Tree

Sometimes you get lucky...

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March 11th 2005
Yesterday we arrived in Ayuthaya by public bus from Kanchanaburi, about 5 hours wiht a transfer. The buses are cool - they have these built in fans and the windows and doors remain open so there is plenty of breeze. yes, the doors remain open because as I already mentioned in my Bangkok entry nothing ever seems to stop moving. The same with these buses. They travel at high speed but if someone alo ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya

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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