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Bangkok |
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Bangkok, also known in Thai as Krung Thep, is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 2000 census population of 6,355,144. Bangkok is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand.
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Grand Palace |
The Royal Grand Palace is a complex of buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. It served as the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 18th century to the mid-20th century.
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Wat Pho |
Wat Pho also known as Wat Phra or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha and is the largest and oldest wat in Bangkok.
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Kanchanaburi |
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Kanchanaburi is the location where the Kwai Noi and Kwai Yai rivers converge into the Mae Klong river, where in 1942, under Japanese control, the famous Bridge on the River Kwai was built by Prisoners Of War
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Bridge over the River Kwai |
The River Kwai is a river in western Thailand, the bridge is widely known from the film The Bridge on the River Kwai where pows were forced by the Japanese to construct two parallel bridges spanning the river as part of the Burma Railway.
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River Kwai Jungle rafts / Floating Hotel |
The River Kwai Jungle Rafts have a little piece of paradise to offer you in the heart of the jungle visit native Mon villages or simply bask in the sun and dive off you verandah for a swim in the river.
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Sukhothai |
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Sukhothai is a typical modern Thai style city with virtually nothing of interest except the Old Sukhothai 12 km to the west of the new town. Unlike Ayuthaya, where the ancient ruins are spread throughout the town, the ruins of Sukhothai are located in an area of their own.
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Sukhothai Historical Park |
The Sukhothai historical park covers the ruins of the old Sukhothai that was the capital of the Sukhothai kingdom from the 14th century, which today is situated in the north of Thailand.
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Sukhothai Loy Krathong Festival |
Loy Krathong or Loi Kratong is a festival celebrated each year throughout Thailand. It is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai calendar (November), the festival was original started in Sukhothai.
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Chiang Mai |
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Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is located about 700 km at the north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country.
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Lisu Lodge Adventure |
Lisu Lodge is a relaxed eco-tourism base for our soft adventure tours and mountain treks in the very beautiful jungles, hills and valleys of northern Thailand.
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Akha village |
The Akha people began arriving in Thailand in the early twentieth century and continue to immigrate, with some 80,000 now living in Thailand's northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai at high altitudes.
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Chiang Rai |
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Chiang Rai is the most northern province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo and Oudomxai of Laos.
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Golden Triangle |
The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 350,000 square kilometers that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia.
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