Mekong by Wat OT

Motorbike trip to Sangkhom along Mekong river

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November 18th 2006
A great ride on the motorbike along the Mekong river past temples, rice fields, banana trees and waterfalls. The ride took me about 100km west of Nongkhai to Sangkhom, a sleepy little town on the Mekong river. The further you go west, the hillier the road gets offering some fantastic view points on the way. ... 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