Salt Mine

Escaping the City

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March 5th 2011
Syd and I quickly decided that we didn't like Bangkok and needed to flee. We asked around and heard about a small river town a couple of hours away, Ampawa. We hired a private driver, Mr. Achera, negotiated a fee, and took off. Only problem was after an hour into the drive, we found that Mr Achera didn't know how to get to Ampawa. He said he was going to stop by a friends place an ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ampawa

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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