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Kamthieng House Museum (The Siam Society)

July 25th 2013
Today I decided to go exploring and took a trip to the Siam Society's Kamthieng House Museum. The house is a traditional Thai house, originally built in Chiang Mai in the mid-1800's. The Lanna were a matriarchal society, and the house passed from mother to daughter. The family donated it to the Siam Society. The house is raised, like most traditional Thai houses. Going up the stairs a ... 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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After years of aimlessly plugging away 9 to 5, and having people continuously ask me what I really want to do with my life (while offering some good and not so good suggestions), I've taken a bold step in this adventure called life, and I'm teaching English in Asia. I started out in Shenzhen, China, moved on to Guangzhou, then Bangkok, Thailand, rural Malaysia, and now Kuala Lumpur. I also travel around Asia and enjoy sharing those stories as well. This is not an undertaking for just anyone, as my friends assure me. I documented the ups and downs of my preparati... full info

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