our gecko friends which are everywhere

Temples, BBQ, Swimming and monkeys

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October 10th 2009
Wednesday started with a Thai language lesson which was a good laugh. We all got the basics I think although most people do talk basic English here so you can get by, but saying hello to the locals always goes down well. We then went out at about 11am to the 'Heroes' monument which is a statue to remember all of the Thais who fell in the war against the Burmese back in the late 1700's, the war ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Singburi

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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