Elephant ride

Bangkok and The River Kwai

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July 10th 2006
Hi Everyone We feel we were extremely lucky on our arrival in Bangkok, We stayed at the Tong Poon Hotel, for a 1000Thb @ night it was very clean, quiet,(which is needed in Bangkok) and comfortable with extremely helpful staff. First on our itinerary is Wat Po, a temple, to get there we hire a tuk tuk to take us to the river for a river taxi. However it's not quite that simple, the tuk tuk drive ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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