Lobby of The Oriental

Living Large in Bangkok

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July 12th 2007
Wednesday July 11 Today was basically a travel day. For a variety of reasons, mainly airline connections, our itinerary left us with a half day in Bangkok. Not much you can do in a half day - so we had decided to “live it up”. We had made a reservation at the Oriental Hotel! When most travel magazines and travel books compile their “Best in the World” lists, The Oriental consistently ra ... read more

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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