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Siam...Gateway to Indo-Chine

April 20th 2008
As I write this journal, it is the 13th May and I am riding a fast train to the port of Bari on the Eastern side of Italy where we will catch an overnight ferry to Greece. The last two months since leaving Nepal has been packed with excitement and new experiences, hence the massive delay in getting these blogs written. Nevertheless, I will attempt to capture as many memories as possible about t ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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