The Grand Palace

Bangkok

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March 5th 2008
And so we arrived in Bangkok at 6am after a 14 hour bus journey from Phuket. The city was quiet as we began our search for a hostel in the famous Khao San Road area - popular with backpackers and all manner of other waifs and strays. After being turned away at numerous hostels we eventually found one and it wasn't too bad. Bangkok is a bustling city of 9million. 80% of all cars in Thaila ... 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