My Introduction to Bangkok - Where do I start? December 27th 2007 This post is probably going to be a little longer than usual as this was a big day, for me it seemed like longer than a day.
My connecting flight to Bangkok from Singapore took approx 1.5hrs, which seemed like just a few minutes in comparison to the 12hr Marathon before it. As well as it being daylight I was also sat next to a girl who just came from Australia who made good conversation. Here w ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok 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
I cut myself free from the UK on Christmas day 2007 to land in steaming Bangkok! Explored other parts of Thailand before entering Laos and heading down the Mekong to the 4000 Islands and in to Cambodia to finish at the Angkor Temples. Then Jetted to New Zealand via Singapore at the end of March where I stayed for a good few months before back tracking to Sydney (where I made the news getting stuck in the Sydney Sky Tower Lift) and flew out of Melbourne to a quick San Francisco - Vegas & Canyon - Home run!
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