Saphan Taksin

viewed from the south for a change

December 12th 2006
This morning I took the river ferry south to see a completely different view of Bangkok. Not a lot to see that‘s different from taking the ferry north of Bangkok other than ship building, but it was nice to be on the boat - I find it sooo relaxing, and going this way it was very quiet. When we got to the last pier the boat pulled up alongside a row of about 6 other ferries, so to get to the pier ... 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

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Sam Clarke

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After years of dreaming about it, and months of talking about it, I finally made the decision to travel. In 2006 I gave up my job and set off on an adventure to South East Asia.........and I'm still here! Last year I traveled to Sri Lanka, India and Thailand and had an amazing time, completely falling in love with the places, the people and the lifestyle - not to mention the weather. This year I returned intending to get a job, probably teaching in Bangkok I thought. When I returned I decided to revisit friends that I had made at my last port of call in 2006 where I had volunteered at an eleph... full info

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