White Temple elaborate entrance

The Chronicles of Wat Rong Khun (The White Temple)

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July 20th 2013
We're now roughly half way though our amble to the Laos border having returned first to Thailand's northern hub Chiang Mai and then on to Chiang Rai. We now have 5 days left on our visa so we need to be finding the border one way or another (either for simple visa run to remain in Thailand or to cross and move on). The journey, via a series of different vehicles, has been an experience ... 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