Rice barge again

Crouching Tiger...

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November 30th 2006
Time flies by so quickly here. A few days ago I was in Ayuthaya visiting Wat after Wat after Wat and now I'm in Kanchanaburi about to have a final meal here before heading back to Bangkok. The last few days were spent on a rice barge. That was particularly relaxing. Cruising down the river past monitor lizards, we docked at an elephant sanctuary. There some elephants were being trained. severa ... 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