Stroking a tiger and the ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’ 1. War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi

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Stroking a tiger and the ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’

May 27th 2009
Day 330: Monday 25th May - Caught up in the emotion of the ‘death railway’ The bus drops us off in Bangkok at sometime after 5am. I stumble off the bus weary after the journey with the rest of the backpackers and are immediately confronted by numerous offers for taxi rides and tuk-tuk rides on an otherwise quiet and deserted street. Most people I guess will be heading to Khao San Road, the ma ... 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

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