One of many gold temples

Bangkok

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March 20th 2006
Finally in Thailand. Our last country. I don't consider it much a tourist destination anymore as the family roots dig deep in Siam and I've spent enough hot summers in Bangkok and various off-radar towns in middle country to feel a little underwhelmed whenever I come back. But all those times, I had been escorted around safe in the custody of relatives. Though I've been to places like Chiang M ... 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