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Whacky Bangkok

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May 7th 2008
Hi all, a quick update from Bangkok... I have no idea if there are any road laws - the very first bus I took stopped in the middle of the motorway so the driver could let his friend get out, the cars behind had to swerve either side of us... To everyone else this seemed perfectly normal. Met some guy on my way over here who told me how to avoid scams, he must have told me about 100 by the en ... 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