River

Bangkok - Canal People

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November 15th 2015
Geo: 13.7185, 100.518Today we decided to see the other side of Bangkok. We chartered what is known here as a Long Tail Speedboat. It is a long narrow boat powered by an unusual variation of an outboard motor. Basically it is an automobile motor (no muffler or pollution controls) with a very long shaft which extends into the water with a propeller which can be tipped into the water. They are very ... 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