Monk with Dog

Hat Yai

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October 25th 2008
The 270km journey from Rantau Panjang to Had Yai is stressful because we cannot stop due to the South Thailand insurgency; there is the threat of being attacked. After the claustrophobic four-hour trip, I arrive at Hat Yai - the largest city in Southern Thailand. I was here last year. Beforehand, I’d spent two weeks in a remote part of the southwest coast in a beach bungalow with a friend. A guy ... 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