Monk in Downtown Nong Khai

Short Trip to Thailand I Nong Khai

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January 17th 2010
I spent a short time in Thailand during late November 2009 on my way back from Laos. I arrived in Bangkok from Tokyo at about 4pm and immediately took an Airport Express bus to the station for 150 baht. I then caught an all-night train to Nong Khai in northeastern Thailand near the Laotian border on the Mekong River. The trip took around 12 hours. These photos were taken mainly on the return trip ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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