Seated Buddha in Sukhothai

Same, Same but Different...from Teacher to Tourist

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December 11th 2006
After the peaceful routine of our Issan village, it was quite a change to join the crowds at some of Thailand's major tourist attractions. But our brief introduction to ordinary life certainly enriched our tourist experience, making us more attentive to detail and more appreciative of Thai culture. Our few words and phrases helped make the Thais we met even friendlier, and we even got a few posi ... 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