Jim Thompson House

This was part of Jim Thompson's home. He was an American who fell in love with Thailand and lived here in the mid 1900's. He collected many art pieces, but disappeared in Malaysia in the 1960s. His traditional Thai home is now preserved as a museum.

Arrived in Bangkok

January 10th 2006
After a very long and exhausting trip, we arrived in Bangkok and are having a fabulous time so far. Bangkok is chaotic, crowded, and terribly polluted, but I adore it. The city has such an energetic pace and the food is great. Thai food here is very similar to what you get in the US, but at 1/10th of the price. The vendors sell every kind of food you could imagine: fruit (including pineapple, ... 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

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