Inside the Chinese Temple

Rafthouse living

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May 1st 2006
I have spent rather longer in Kanchanaburi than was originally planned. Two days was the idea - see the sights and then head north. I've been here for eight days now, but will definitely be leaving tomorrow. Kanchanaburi is a small town, located north-west of Bangkok, which sees more tourists than most because of it's location at the start of the last remaining stretch of the Thai-Burma railway ... 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