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Sukothai by Bike

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January 11th 2007
Sukothai is a small town an hour west of Phitsanulok by a local teeth-rattling bus. Home of Thailand's most impressive World Heritage site, Old Sukothai is best discovered by bike. I visited the Sukothai Historical Park during the day which was a pity as it would have been nicer to see in morning or evening light. I did it from 11am to 4pm which was of course the hottest time of day! Here I ... 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