Some children of the Long Neck Tribe

Long Neck tribe and Golden Triangle

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January 17th 2009
Woke up at 7 not feeling great! Got in the minibus as we drove North to the Long Neck Tribe. Caught up on some sleep on the long journey. We arrived at the Long Neck Tribe where the women would put rings round their necks to stretch them. They have an extra ring put on every year up to about 27 rings. They are never allowed to take them off even at night. It looked quite painful but they seemed ... 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