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
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok 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
My name is Steve and I live in Berkshire in the UK. I was talking to Dad one day about amazing places and sights that must be seen before you die when it suddenly dawned on me. It had been 8 years since I started working for Rubicon and it was time to do something different.
So in April 2006 I decided I would go travelling around the world and so far I've visited Scotland, India, Thailand and Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Australia. Keep up to date with my travels by subscribing to my travel blog. See you round the world.
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