Local longtail boat on the river Kwai

Bridge on the River Kwai

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March 18th 2006
We briefly went through Bangkok, but Bangkok gets hotter and smoggier every time we go there, so we left as soon as we could for Kanchanaburi, which is 2 hours away and is supposed to be a bit cooler. Kanchanaburi is a laidback town on the river. There is a lot to do in the Kanchanaburi area and we had fun while we were there. Our main purpose for going there was to see the bridge on the River ... 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