Canals Built By Chinese

Floating Markets, Pad Thai, and Thai Massages

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June 11th 2010
Correction: Phone Number incorrect. It should be 011 66 8 60 92 96 06 Today we got up bright and early and went to a floating market about an hour and half from Bangkok. The market is the oldest of its kind in Thailand was apparently built by the Chinese. When we went it was just for tourists - locals come and shop at the market between 5 and 730 am. We were not there that early. The market was ... 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