At Wat Pho with the Reclining Buddha

In Bangkok!

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September 19th 2007
Nate and I arrived in Bangkok 2 nights ago and have been loving it. Hong Kong was too hot and too crowded. I was worried the same might be true for Bangkok. Thank God it's not. It's still pretty hot here, but not as humid. As for the atmosphere, we're staying at the Rambuttri Village Inn in the Khao San Road area, which is basically where all the backpackers gravitate. It's perfect. Our hotel is a ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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