Himalaya

Protest this

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December 14th 2008
As Christmas approaches, I have never felt more out of the loop. Here on the beach in southern Thailand, the temperature exceeds 90 every day and afternoons are spent in the water or looking for shade. Rudolph is supplanted by longboats and mopeds and Santa would have to shave, lose some weight, and buy some cargo shorts. But to everyone back home pulling the coats and scarves ever tighter, let ... 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