Wat Phra Kaew
Some extremely intricate tile work, and this covered practically every building!
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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]
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] Blog: Same Same, But Different
Date: January 25th 2006
I actually only spent about 4 full days in Bangkok, so can hardly say that I got to know it very well, but from what I did see I can say that it does live up to its reputation of being a busy and polluted city. People who spend more than a few minutes on the street actually wear surgical masks. (This was a bit worrying at first considering the recent bird flu outbreaks.) However that is not ... read more
Date: January 25th 2006
I actually only spent about 4 full days in Bangkok, so can hardly say that I got to know it very well, but from what I did see I can say that it does live up to its reputation of being a busy and polluted city. People who spend more than a few minutes on the street actually wear surgical masks. (This was a bit worrying at first considering the recent bird flu outbreaks.) However that is not ... read more
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2008: 5 months of travel from Thailand to Europe, then studying in Singapore for 6 months, and finally returning to Africa after 10 years away to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with my family! :)... full info
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