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Out and about in Phitsanulok

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June 9th 2008
After spending a single night on Khao San, I departed via minibus to Ayuthaya. I quickly found out that this bus was part of a tour which I was not entitled to given my one-way ticket status. After the first stop I decided not to partake in the tour, because a) I was feeling a bit under the weather and b) made up my mind that now every wat ever would pale in comparison to Angkor. So, I cut my day ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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