Traffic near Central Plaza Ladprao

Week # 3 in Bangkok

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July 17th 2007
Clever title, I know. As I mentioned, it's week # 3 of living in Bangkok. First off, I'm fairly familiar by now with the general area in which I live. I've settled in northern Bangkok, between the old airport (Don Muang) and the city center. Several universities dominate this section of the city; Kasetsart being the largest (approx 20,000 undergraduates on this campus?). Scattered between thes ... 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