Kanchanuburi & Bridge over River Kwai 2006-12-03 16-38-33

Kanchanuburi & Bridge over River Kwai

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December 4th 2006
On Dec 3, we took a mini-bus from KhaoSan road in Bangkok to Kanchanuburi, which is about 2 hours north west of Bangkok. The day before, when I booked the bus ticket, I asked whether it is a small bus or a big bus. The agent told me it is a mini-bus. I forgot to ask whether it is air-conditioned or not. It is not. With about 2 hours of no air con, the passengers in our mini-van are pretty ... 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