Sukhothai, Thailand: The First Kingdom of Siam
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Thailand doesn’t need my praise to attract travelers. Just Google image search the country and you’ll immediately want to be there. Their world-famous beaches, the laid-back north, the temples, the food, the bloody monkeys! I’ll always remember Thailand as the place that I first saw wild elephants.
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We lucked out in Ayutthaya. We arrived on the weekend and they were holding their annual World Heritage Fair celebrating their status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fair is usually held in December, but due to the major flooding that devastated Ayutthaya it was postponed until we arrived!
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Two facts about Thailand: 1) The mattresses are hard. 2) Cheap massages are available everywhere. Perhaps the mattress people are in cahoots with the massage people. I don’t know, but I do know that after 20 days in Thailand it was time for me to get a full body Thai massage.
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It was easy-peasy to get from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. We hopped on the 7:50am train from Thonburi Station (formerly known as Bangkok Noi station). The train is a comfortable and easy way to travel in Thailand, but don’t wear your best clothes as all the windows are open and it can get a little smokey and fumey. Make sure you consult the man in seat 61.
We snagged some pretty cheap one-way tickets from JFK to Bangkok, Thailand by booking several months ahead with China Eastern ($603). We crossed the border into Buffalo and flew with Delta Airlines to JFK… just your average short-haul cheapo flight.
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