The new bridge

Kanchanburi and back to Bangkok

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December 17th 2006
I deceided to spend my final days away from the islands.. the cheap beers are getting the best of me and i'm starting to feel a bit crook. I went on a tour to a place called Kanchanaburi which is a few hours drive from bangkok, this is the place that the australians and others built the bridge of the river kwai. I got a bike, mini bus, bus, ferry, bus, train, mini bus and about 18 hours lat ... 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