War cemetery

Thailand - Bangkok

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October 5th 2011
Today we were off to Thailand! A couple of hours, across the flooded rice paddies of Cambodia, brought us to the border! After being fingerprinted (again!) we walked into no-mans land, where there are a few large casinos, and then onto the Thai border. Unfortunately there were long queues and it took about an hour to filter our way through customs so we didn’t leave until 12.00ish. The mini bus ... 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