The streets during Thai New Year.

Gainin Momentum

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April 15th 2008
entry (Clover) Oh the hedonistic luxeries of S.E. Asia and at a fraction of the cost. This part of the world begs for people to over indulge and be bad. I hate shopping an I want to shop here. Our island hopping up from Maylasia landed us in the major party island of Phuket, Thailand. Phuket, pronounced pooh-ket not the way we would naturally want to pronounce a "ph" word. You know what I me ... 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