DURIAN

Durian or "geschtinkte fruit"

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March 2nd 2009
On our second day in the community forest village, we were unable to tap the rubber trees because it wasnt the right time of year (BUMMER!), but we took a five am hike up to the top of this mountain, and saw the sunrise over the palm oil and rubber trees, it was beautiful! Then we went and tried durian, which smells just as bad as it tastes, probably the worst thing I have ever eaten, and the tas ... 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