Day 45 2nd cl sleeper on the train to Malaysia

Day 45

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November 19th 2009
I returned to Bangkok from the temple in Chiang Mai, in order to make the next part of my journey: a series of trains south through Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore. I travelled in first class on the train from Chiang Mai, craving a little comfort after the ten days of deprivation in the monastery. The seats were quite comfortable, and the airline-style complimentary meals were nice, but I misse ... 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