Wat Mahathat

Wat's Up in Sukothai (retry)

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February 18th 2010
Hi there, Tried to publish this earlier but for some reason it didn't post. Fingers Crossed! So spent the last few days in Sukhothai. Quiet a bit more touristy than Mae Sot. It was the original capitol of Thailand and home to a UNESCO World Hertiage site. If go many of the guide books say stay in New Sukhothai rather than old but if you are just doing a quick stop I'd say stay in old. It is mo ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Sukhothai

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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