Thai lanterns

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April 20th 2006
I'm on the beach in Thailand, climbing enjoying amazing sunsets. It's the hot season and, unusually for the hot season, it's raining a lot. Often at sunset here there's the sun going down and a few miles away there's a lightening storm. It's a pretty amazing sight. Also an amazing sight are Thai Lanterns. They are made of paper with a little burner at teh bottom. They light them at night and they ... 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