Tendrils wrapped round a tree trunk

Tiger Cave Temple

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June 7th 2009
On Saturday I visited Wat Tham Sua with Kim. This temple is just outside Krabi and is set into one of the many incredible kardst formations that abound around here. It is often known as Tiger Temple, but this causes a lot of confusion with the place I visited near Kanchanaburi where the monks look after orphaned tigers, so it's probably best to use its full name. The temple was founded in 197 ... 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