In July, 1752, George Washington's brother, Lawrence, died of tuberculosis making him the heir apparent of the Washington lands. Lawrenceâs only child, Sarah, died two months later and Washington became the head of one of Virginia's most prominent estates, Mount Vernon. He was 20 years old.
The higest mountain in the country, Doi Inthanon is 2,565 meters above sea level. It is actually part of the Himalayas, the mountain range that stretches from Nepal and Bhuttan to Burma and Northern Thailand. It was originally known as Doi Luang, big mount in Thai. At the foot is Doi Inthanon National Park which is known for its biological diversity and complex ecological system that teems with wildlife.
Thailand (à¸à¸£à¸°à¹à¸à¸¨à¹à¸à¸¢), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (à¸£à¸²à¸à¸­à¸²à¸à¸²à¸à¸±à¸à¸£à¹à¸à¸¢) is a country in Southeast Asia with coasts on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.It borders Myanmar (Burma) to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Cambodia to the southeast and Malaysia to the south.hile not as beautiful as Malaysia or Indonesia, Thailand does have its fair share of tropical forest. Khao Yai National Park, the first national park of Thailand, is the closest to Bangkok. Wild tigers and elephants are increasingly rare, but you can't miss the macaques, gibbons, deer, and species of birds.