The stunning reclining Buddha

The Perennial Question in Thailand: What's that smell?

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November 5th 2006
Mental Notes 1. Learn the the phrase "I don't understand" in the local language. 2. Air conditioning is the only thing that matters. On our final day in the big city we made the trip, this time an uneventful water taxi ride, to Wat Pho, the modern hero of Bangkok's holy temples. It features a host of superlatives: the largest reclining Buddha and the large ... 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