A few orchids have survived and are flowering

First full day

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September 7th 2013
Geo: 16.3833, 103.933Sleep through till 7:00 when Fin knocking on the bedroom door rouses us. Of course it is the weekend so no school. Hear that the young son of the couple at the post office opposite us was killed in a motorbike accident a little while ago – drunk needless to say. Jai's brother Yut comes to visit bringing a huge bundle of beans with him. As usual I think he is the ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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