Bridge over the river Kwai

A slow return to Thailand

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December 18th 2006
We began our epic journey towards the Thai border and ultimately Chiang Mai by boarding our boat on the river and trying to get comfortable on the very upright and solid wooden seats which were made only slightly more comfortable by a thin cushion. The boat wasn't very full, mostly Laotions and a few westerners but not in the numbers we'd seen arriving into Luang Prabang from the border. Needless ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Krabi

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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