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On getting sucked in

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January 9th 2006
Wow. It's two months, happy birthday, trip. And a happy new year. I haven't been doing much during these last 2 weeks. Christmas on Pangkor in Malaysia, a fever on Langkawi, then back up to Hat Ton Sai, Thailand. I had planned to stay there just for New Year's, even struggling to do that, because backtracking seemed a waste of time in a world where so much is yet to be seen. Well, I ended up spend ... 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