King and Buddha

How many Buddhas have you seen today?

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January 5th 2007
Yesterday I took the train to Chaing Mai. It is about 700 KM north of Bangkok. I really wanted to take the over night sleeper train but it was full so I decided the day train would still be fun. I've never been on a train before. Well it was slow, bumpy and after a while I was really ready to be done. It was 12 hours long. The tuk tuk drivers weren't too bad at the station ... in Bangkok they ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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