By train through Thailand's West

Winding rivers. Countless canals. A rushing waterfall. Elephants come here to bathe, while local people build their houses on stilts: Water, the elixir of life, is everywhere in western Thailand. And the railroad follows its course. The canals that criss-cross Thailand are known as ‘khlongs’....

42 min - Travel & Places - DW Documentary

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