Reclining Buddha

A Nagging Bangcough

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February 9th 2007
It is February 9th as I write this. We are presently in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), and I will try to get you caught up to the present. Here goes: ... When we last saw our heroes they were travelling back to Bangkok from Chiang Mai, where they'd enjoyed great food, beautiful weather, and magnificent Flora. And then... The last meal we had in Chiang Mai was in what turned out to be a dodgy res ... 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