House on the river kwai

Sah wat di khraip (Hello)

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March 15th 2008
Greetings from the mighty Mekong river, and Chiang Khlong famous for giant cat fish (up to 3metres) and the slow boat crossing to Luang Prebang in Laos. But I digress, the aim of this blog is to bring you up to date with our travels since arriving in Thailand We arrived in Bangkok early on the 29th Feb and made our way to Khao San road, where travellers gather. Unlike 18 years ago we had a grea ... 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