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Memories along the royal path
By Phoowadon Duangmee

The Nation

 

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King Bhumibol, right, spent time with his men during a trip to a Karen village in Phetchaburi.

 

With a map in his hands and a camera around his neck, His Majesty the King travelled roughly 5,000 kilometres a year to improve his people’s lives 

 

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the US and raised in Lausanne, Switzerland, His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej was very much a child of the world. With French as fluent as his native tongue and excellent English, the King could have enjoyed travelling around the world with his family, attending luxurious receptions and other occasions befitting the presence of a monarch.


Instead, he chose to stay close to home for most of his reign,.


Crowned in 1946, he married Queen Sirikit on April 28, 1950 and the couple spent their honeymoon at Klai Kangwon Palace, the royal summer palace in Hua Hin.


For most of us, travel has many faces, varying from a short ride to the market to a grand tour to satisfy our wanderlust. For His Majesty the King, travel was always about his personal quest to improve the lives of his people. And despite only occasionally going overseas, the King covered the best part of 5,000 kilometres a year, much of it through uncharted villages across the kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/travel/30297941

 
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