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Krung Thep

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October 8th 2007
Bangkok or what the Thais call it, Krung Thep is a city of enormous proportion. Occupied by roughly 10 million people, BKK is busy, crowded and nosiy . But what major city isn't. The great shopping, night life, food and the welcoming people made it a great place to visit. Either by boat, Tuk Tuk, Sky train, taxis or moped, the city is very accessible. I spent 8 days in the heart of the city on S ... 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