Sukhothai Highlight

It’s the ruins of a once-great ancient city, reclaimed by deep Southeast Asian jungle,rediscovered in the modern era and transformed into a historical park. Angkor Wat? Good call-but incorrect.This is Thailland’s Sukhothai ,the ancient walled one-time capital of the kingdom of the same name,Though not as grandiose as Angkor Wat,sukhothai offers nearly 200 ruins filled with devotional art, sculpture and carvings sprawled out over 70 sqkm of jungle.But being subdued isn’t necessarily a bad thing.While Angkor Wat is thronged with tourists nearly 365 days a year,sukothai is still a mere blip on the Southeat Asia travel map;on some day,it’ll be just you and the ghosts of the ancients.

Joshua Samuel Brown,USA

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