big statue

Sukhothai

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July 23rd 2006
So after the amazing massages it was on to the ancient temple ruins of Sukhothai. We arrived there late and found ourselves approached by a drunken and disabled tuc tuc driver offering us a lift to a hostel, which we declined. However we ended up getting a taxi to the same place, but on the drive there i kept on expecting to see the other guy in a ditch by the side of the road and his tuc tuc o ... 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