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Banging Bangkok

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September 24th 2008
Well folks, after a gruelling 20 hour trip to get here, we have finally arrived! Bangkok is bustling as ever and the familiar smells and humidity hits you as soon as you get into the thick of it. First day was a write off as catching up on sleep but yesterday had a stroll down the Kao San Road, managed to get wrestled into spending a few of our hard earned bahts (yeah, like we had an arm up our ... 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