The old City of Sukothai

Living in the ancient cities

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November 14th 2006
Well we made it to Phitsalanok from Chiang Mai an 8 hour train ride. It was way more comfortable than the buses and a nice change of transport. From Phitsalanok we had to take another 1 hour bus ride to the ancient city of Sukothai. When we got to Sukothai I did not have a good first impression. Every taxi driver would not take us to the guesthouse we wanted or even to town. They would only take u ... 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