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Wat Phra Kaew & Grand Palace  
   

Wat Phra Kaew & Grand Palace

More people and magnificent temples than you can imagine squeezed into such a small space.
Fun and Frolics in Bangkok

January 20th 2007
My initial reaction when I arrived in Thailand was that I'd returned to civilisation. Coming into Bangkok in an air conditioned bus, where everyone has a seat and sits quietly minding their own business was certainly a novelty for me. The overnight flight took about 5 hours so there was little time to sleep on the plane before arriving around 6am. Khao San Road is essentially backpacker centra ... read more
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Thai Flag A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
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