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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]
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] Blog: ENTRY 53 - Thailand Coup
Date: September 20th 2006
Entry 53 - Thailand Coup Life in Bangkok, exotic, exciting and sometimes nerve wracking when we first arrived, had actually become pretty complacent. We were therefore astounded this morning (September 20th) to get a very unusual wake up call. As Miranda answered the phone, I could hear from her voice that something out of the ordinary was happening. Miss Nuyy, the night receptioni ... read more
Date: September 20th 2006
Entry 53 - Thailand Coup Life in Bangkok, exotic, exciting and sometimes nerve wracking when we first arrived, had actually become pretty complacent. We were therefore astounded this morning (September 20th) to get a very unusual wake up call. As Miranda answered the phone, I could hear from her voice that something out of the ordinary was happening. Miss Nuyy, the night receptioni ... read more
