The long, steep and winding road to enlightenment.

Thai history and culture in Sukhothai

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March 17th 2007
And now for something completley different after the madness of Ko Samui and Ko Panagan. On the 6th March Shane and I set off for Bangkok arriving late that night. I had a cool stop over in Bangkok. Everytime I visit this city I get a better impression of it! On the 7th still in Bangkok I went bargain hunting round Koh San road. That evening I headed to a massive shopping centre called MBK. This w ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Sukhothai

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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