Our Slow Boats...

Made it Out of Bangkok, but.....

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May 25th 2010
So I have left the sweltering heat of the beautiful beaches of Thailand for the hills of the Chiang Mai. But first we had to make a quick stop in Bangkok. And I am sure all of you have been watching the news, it was a very different scene now than it was when I was there just 3 weeks ago. But I made some friends during the wait and we all made it out unscathed, or so we thought. During my 30 ... 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