On A Long Tail Boat

Bangkok Floating Market.

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April 20th 2009
Originally we had planned on taking the 08:30 train to Chiang Mai, but on the advice of the girl at the travel desk of our hotel, we changed to an overnight sleeper, leaving at 19:30. So suddenly we had nearly a full day with nothing planned. Looking through the literature at the travel desk, I found 2 half day activities. One was a river boat cruise with a stop at Wat Eran. The second was a bu ... 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