Skytrain

Bangkok... for real

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March 16th 2008
I got a solid dose of being a tourist in Bangkok on my first full day: Overslept because I was up until the wee hours updating the blog, missed out on key landmarks because of early closing, a really angry tuk tuk driver and getting invited into a sex club. Welcome to steamy, dirty, crazy Bangkok. My first afternoon I wandered my neighborhood and took care of logistics, but not before I res ... 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