Bangkok

Bridge Over the River Kwai

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July 2nd 2009
Hey folks, well it seems we're in more luck this time with the internet...time to add another blog!! We left Phitsanulok and headed on the 2nd class train down to Bangkok. It wasn't the best journey in the world. We were in an air-conned carriage (which means the windows don't open and they're usually so dirty you can't see much out of them anyway). We got to Bangkok after 6 1/2 hours and h ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi

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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