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Ayutthaya, The Anciet Capital
May 12, 2008
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"The Ayutthaya Kingdom existed from 1351 to 1767 and took into it lots of the surrounding towns of northern Thailand including Sukhothai. It eventually grew into the nation of Siam, ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
suzettesp
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Siam's old Capital
Jan 25, 2008
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"We took a day trip from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, the old capital of Thailand. It is known for its Temples scattered around the tranquil, peaceful town. Even though the bus ride there ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
losbrowns
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Riding the short bus
Mar 14, 2005
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" We are joining the tour group today and we getting on a bus and heading north. Bangkok has been fun but I am ready to see the rest of this beautiful country. On the bus we got to ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
coryandlaura
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Back to my family (sort of)
Aug 13, 2007
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"Arrived in Ayutthaya, after a dodgy phone call to Gina left me wondering if she would remember me at all. Was met with ecstatic smiling and shouting when i got there, so that worry ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
benabroad
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Ancient capital
Jan 24, 2008
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"Started the day off with some trepadation after the first day tour to Kwai....but this proved to be completely wrong as this trip was great. This time we went on a l ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
mills01480
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Ayutthaya ruins and temples
Mar 13, 2006
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"Hello Everyone, Our first day out we took a tuk tuk to see a Wat, which is the name for the Thai temples here. You can get watted out in Thailand, they are every where. After you h ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
audreyandjack
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Temples Temples Temples!
Jun 11, 2005
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"Ayutthaya is a city full of ruins - in fact there are over 100 Wats (temples) here. We checked into a really nice room and took off to the night market which was nearly closed. Her ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
cookiechick6969
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Ruins and cheap nice hostels
Apr 3, 2006
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"03/04 We are in Ayatthaya now, 76kms up and west from Bangkok. We caught a mini-bus here which was a bit of a mix up and that made us grumpy - but we got here in the end. Have chec ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
benandtrudie
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Old and new, side by side
Apr 3, 2006
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"Ayutthaya may not have been the first capital of Thailand, but it is the most interesting to us. We'll reserve the history lesson for only those who are interested, however. Wherea ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
adamandeva
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Heading North
Nov 26, 2005
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"Trains & Monks We boarded the train first thing this morning sitting in third class. The start of the journey was pretty none descript but then the gentleman opposite tried to talk ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
suzukistorey
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Ancient Capital of Siam
Jan 23, 2005
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"It's the third day tour in a row, and I can tell you this much, I am certainly getting tired of waking up at 5:45am. I've gotta get ready, rush down to devour a quick but hearty br ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
chowie
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Ancient Ayutthaya and bizarre Bangkok
Aug 9, 2003
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"Ayutthaya is just north of Bangkok and is a World Heritage listed ancient city, once the capital of Thailand. We bravely (or stupidly?!) decided to take on Asian traffic by hiring ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
lizandsteve
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Ayutthaya and beyond
May 20, 2008
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"The day I decided to leave Kanchanaburi, I sent the last message to everyone. It took me so damn long to set up this travel blog and now I'm having a nightmare downloading pic ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
skydive4life
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Are we nearly there yet...part 2
Feb 6, 2006
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"It's Monday and now two weeks into our travels, the alarm starts talking to us in its annoying American accent "it is 6 30 am..." We have decided that we have now done with Bangkok ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
escapefromuk
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Im in Thailand! Whoo.
Sep 21, 2005
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"Sawat di clap. Thats Thai for hello. I can also say thankyou aswell, I can feel my intellect growing by the day. Well were still in Thailand. We havent moved very far either. We st ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
allworthy
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Waterfalls, tigers, and ruins
Jan 21, 2007
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"Ok, it's been a few days, so here's what's been happening. Waterfall(s): were very cool. They were off in the jungle about 45 miles from kanchanaburi in a national par ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
akre
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Ayutthaya
Jul 10, 2006
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"We arrived by night train from Chiang Mai into Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya is built on an island and is surrounded by rivers. We took a boat tour on the river and saw lots of interesting ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
roelandlucy
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Bangkok to Ayuthaya
Jul 6, 2008
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"Bangkok -> Ayuthaya train : 20 bahts pour 2 heures de train Arrivee a la gare de Ayuthaya, j'ai rencontre unr francaise et son fils. Ils ont ete sympas et m'ont donn ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
milha
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Fahrt nach Ayutthaya
Jul 12, 2008
"Hallo zusammen, heute sind wir mit dem Zug um 8:59 Uhr von Sukhothai nach Ayutthaya gefahren. Wir sind gegen 14:30 Uhr in unserem Hotel angekommen. Die erste Unterkunft seit langem ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
steffiundlars
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Temples, Ruins and Monkeys!
Aug 8, 2007
"Checked into Tony's Place, an awesome hostel in Ayutthya run by Tony, a Thai man who lived in the U.S. for about 10 years. Great restuarant atmosphere and friendly staff. I made fr ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
nicolekraumanis
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City of ruins
Mar 7, 2008
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"We were ready to head out of Bangkok and into a smaller, less smoggy city. We took a train ride, only about an hour and a half north, to Ayutthaya (pronounced I-you-tee-a, accent p ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
andersontravel
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Floating Down the River
Jan 13, 2006
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"Yesterday we misted a primary school where the children were amazingly well behaved and also quite excited to see us. They were keen to test out their English on us and presented u ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
lynsey
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Wats Goin' On
Mar 13, 2005
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"Thankfully only a short train ride from Bangkok, Ayutthaya is the former Thai capital and loaded with Wats (buddhist temples cum monasteries). I say thankfully as our berth on the ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
mhistie
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Once the Greatest City in Asia
Jan 29, 2008
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"The ancient ruins of Ayutthaya were quite beautiful. It was founded in 1350 and was mostly destroyed by the Burmese in the 1760's. It is surrounded by rivers on all sid ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
gra8ful
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Phitsanoluk to Ayutthaya
Feb 1, 2008
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"Decided to travel by train south to Ayutthaya. Left at 10 and arrived at about 1.45. Found a nice guesthouse in the backpacker ghetto, and then went for a walk around t ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
thestrongfamily
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And we're off AGAIN!
Jun 8, 2006
(67 photos)
"Havnt done anything interesting as yet... but now its our 1st night here in Ayutthaya.. checked into Tony's Place, had a munch (can i jus say it has been the best dish ive had so f ..."
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chlara23
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Wat ne Menge Steine
Nov 23, 2006
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"Nach Ko Tao ging es via Bangkok per Zug nach Ayutthaya. In Bangkok Ankunft um 6 mit dem Nachtbus, ab 8 sollte mein Pass mit VIE-Visum im Reisebuero zur Abholung fertig sein. Also e ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
pfaelzerbub
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Amazing Ruins
Jul 12, 2004
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"I finally feel better and Brent is finished with his business, so we catch a train from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Siam. Ayutthaya has hundreds of Buddhist temple ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
trent
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Ayutthaya
Jul 1, 2007
(24 photos)
"Last weekend was my first out of town getaway to Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya was the capital of Thailand from 1350 to 1767 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Three rivers converge a ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
calivoodoo
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Day 7
Jun 25, 2008
"Day 7: Ayutthaya We caught the local bus from Kanchanaburi to Ayutthaya which took 4 hrs. The bus only had a fan, no air con so it wasn't the most comfortable journey! We arrived a ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
sbanni
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i'm melting!
Apr 12, 2005
"okay, so i lied. now this is my last entry of the trip! part of my reason for being here and typing out this entry is because i have nothing to do right now (aside from eat and the ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
missruckus
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Ayutthaya
Apr 28, 2007
"Word. Well, after mentally preparing myself for another night in Bangkok (urgh), i was jubilant to find myself on a bus to Chiang Mai, via Ayutthaya less than 2 hours after i ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
razzthekid
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Ayutthaya
Oct 10, 2003
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"Built c.1350 as the second capital (after Sukhothai), is quite a pleasant but small town a short train (or bus) ride from Bangkok. We walked & took the odd tuk-tuk, but I guess a b ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
rayandpaul
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Heading North Through Thailand
Feb 13, 2005
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"Just two hours north of Bangkok, Ayuthaya's calm, tranquil lifestyle is a stark contrast to the chaos encountered in Bangkok. It was, for many centuries, the capital city of Thaila ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
matt_roberts
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THAILAND : AYUTTHAYA
Jan 9, 2008
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"Donc de retour de la playa, Ko Samet, j ai revisite Bangkok une journee et le lendemain matin, depart en train pour Ayutthaya, site magnifique et inscrit au patrimoine de l UNESCO ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
lorraine_asoc
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On the move!
Jan 3, 2005
"Happy New Year!!! Well we've left the rest of the travelling crew and it was really quite sad. When they left England to embark on their adventure it wasn't really a big deal, as w ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
laurastravel
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The journey begins!
Feb 6, 2008
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"Well, on the 5th i finally left the bustle of Bangkok to begin my travels, all i can say is that you can do BKK in about 2/3 days, but i wasted some time just hanging around in the ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
nickolaus
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Monkeys, Ruins and railways
Apr 9, 2008
"I haven't been able to get to a computer for the past few days as we've just been so busy, and where we were staying only had one in the whole place and some one was always on it. ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
theo_
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Lance Armstrong in Thailand- Ayutthaya
Jan 24, 2006
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"There's a city 2 hours by train north of Bangkok which was the ancient capital half a century ago of what is now Thailand. In the Buddhist spirit, this city contained many Wats, no ..."
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travelchad
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Ayutthaya
Sep 27, 2006
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"Ayutthaya, an island inland, by virtue of the three rivers Mae Nam Lopburi, Pa Sak and Chao Phraya. Previously the Thai capital until the middle of the eighteenth century and now a ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
benandcally
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Historic Ayutthaya
Dec 1, 2007
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"Hello, Just arrived in Ayutthaya for a short trip, this city is full of history and today we visited some of the many temples spread throughout the city by boat (the city is an isl ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
rhonamcd
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Patrimonio de la Humanidad
Jan 7, 2007
(24 photos)
"Estamos en Ayutthaya, una ciudad que pensabamos próxima a Bangkok pero que ha significado una hora y media, por autopista, en taxi (1.000 Baht = 20 Euros). Aunque sigue s ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
javiersonia-bcn
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Chedi Nights
Dec 7, 2005
"Having now developed quite a taste for brightly painted belching puddle jumpers we boarded bus no.411 to Suphanburi - but this was not where we wanted to go, so we were directed by ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
edc
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Ayutthaya
Oct 29, 2005
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"We stayed here for a day with Stephane, hiring bikes to cycle around the city's temples. Ayutthaya used to be Thailand's capital before it (and its temples) were destroyed by the B ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
davidandclare
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Our lasy day in Thailand
Jun 15, 2007
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"A Thailand vacation isn't complete without seeing some of the older ruins, so for our last day in Bangkok we decided to go to Ayutthaya. We arranged for a taxi to pick the five of ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
mikeandjess
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Ayutthaya
Jan 17, 2008
" We got out of Bangkok yesterday and took a train about 3 hours north to the town of Ayutthaya. I have never witnessed such smog as in Bangkok, not in ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
mizmelodia
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The Old Capital of Thailand
Dec 19, 2006
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"Hello!! We arrived into Ayutthaya on Sunday evening around 10pm. We had called a guesthouse from the railway station in Bangkok, so the lady was awaiting our arrival.& ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
vannhansen
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Wats Up
Nov 13, 2007
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"Arrived in Ayutthaya, ancient capital of Thailand later than expected after a slow bus ride (see below) but soon located the guest house. Very pretty, on the riverside with l ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
anslwithers
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It's a "WAT"ATHON
Aug 26, 2007
(25 photos)
"We said goodbye to Bangkok, and headed north on the train, the 3rd class seats were much easier to bare on just an 1 1/2 ride, to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya. A temple in Thai ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
mattandnicole
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Wat bikes??
Jul 15, 2006
(7 photos)
"From Bangkok we headed north to the town of Ayutthaya - the former capital of Thailand before it was destroyed by the Burmese Army - a little bit of history!! The town is famous fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
aldo80
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A Big City and An Old City
Dec 18, 2003
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"Ok, it's been a while so we will have lots to update you on. We found Trang didn't have much going for us apart from the opportunity to visit more beaches & even more islands (as i ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
kevnari
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Wat hunting
Dec 27, 2007
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"Traveling in Bangkok by bus is challenging but possible if you have the time, are willing to get lost a bit and to ask locals who definitely don't speak any English. The advantages ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
gilliguy
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Ayutthaya back to Bangkok
Mar 25, 2007
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"After the a 2 hour journey from Ko Lanta on a bus and over a few car ferries we ended up in a town called Trang where we wouldcatch our train back to Bangkok. This place ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
victoriaboynton
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Ko Chang to Ayutthaya
Dec 1, 2006
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"After a final beach bbq on Ko Chang, we got up super early to catch the ferry back to Trat, followed by bus to Bangkok. Of course no journey is complete without confusion and rip-o ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
drpymm
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The Old City
Mar 15, 2007
(12 photos)
"Me again, I've been in a town called Auytthaya for the last couple of days. It is the town that Michelle and I were supposed to visit, but had to skip because of my illness.& ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
minerguy
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Arrived in Thailand: Ayutthaya
Nov 24, 2004
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"Well, I've made it to Thailand, despite the best efforts of Finnish immigration, who were at first unwilling to let me out of the country without a Swedish residence permit (why?!) ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
kristineeck
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Odhod v Ayutthayo
Feb 8, 2008
(3 photos)
"Po ponovni zamudi sopotnikov se bomo v kratkem z vlakom odpravili v Ayutthayo, bivso prestolnico Tajske. Slike, vtise in vse ostalo sledi, ko se vrnemo nazaj v guesthouse. ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
sergejs
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Anything to get away from Bangkok
Jan 15, 2008
(15 photos)
"Took the 15 baht (that's about 50 pence) train journey up to Ayuthuya, which is supposedly a quiet cultural city just an hour and a half outside of the capital. Checked into a litt ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
garybarnes
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Wat-hopping
Feb 5, 2008
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"After a short train ride with a variety of people selling a variety of smelly things (dried fish anyone?) I took the ferry across the river to the Ayutthaya town center. ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
laura1
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Onward and upward
Apr 1, 2006
"On the way to northern Thailand, we stopped at what was the former capital of Siam until it was sacked by Burma. What is left now are the ruins of temples and the former palace all ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
travellingtrio
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Ayutthaya
Oct 29, 2006
(5 photos)
"28th October After a 4 hour bus journey from Kanchanaburi (unfortunately via Bangkok) we arrived in Ayutthaya late afternoon. We found somewhere to rest our heads and headed out to ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
lolandlaurie
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Ruins
May 28, 2005
(5 photos)
"We are in the Ancient capital of Thailand, Ayutthaya. It was once captured by the Burmese so much of it is ruins. Many Buddha statues are headless. I'm wet. I wish I could say it w ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
jimmy_q
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The old capital
Dec 23, 2004
(6 photos)
"CLICK ON PHOTOS AT TOP TO ENLARGE! Met up with Mel and get a train upto Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai/Siam captial. We hire a tuk tuk to give us a tour of the sites. Most of the si ..."
A travel blog entry from Ayutthaya by
dowler
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Ayutthaya
Jul 1, 2006
(5 photos)
"Well, our just-in-time trip planning strategy finally backfired on us (Lindsay, you should feel vindicated.) We had planned on spending the next day or so at the Thai Elephant Cons ..."
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