Orchids, orchids, and more orchids !!!

INDRA REGENT in downtown Bangkok

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December 18th 2007
Our 5 day stay at the Indra Regent, in the Siam Square area, (a main “downtownish” tourist’s area) was coming to a close. We spend these days checking out the sites around this main downtown area where the 3 wheeled automobiles, called Tuk-Tuks, weave in and out of traffic, the sidewalks are filled with throngs of moving people (the population is at least nine million, and feels even ... 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