Slow boat down the Mekong
December 14th 2008 After Cambodia, we headed back to Bangkok for a day and a half, where everyone was celebrating the King's 81st birthday. There has been a lot of turmoil in Thai politics lately, but there is one thing everyone agrees on: The King is God (or close to it). The King of Thailand is the world's longest-serving head of state (62 years), as well as the longest-ruling monarch in the history of Thailand. H
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