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Bangkok--Sensory Overload

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October 8th 2008
For the first time in over four months of traveling, we have reached sensory overload-much like reaching critical mass but much more overwhelming. We have read countless journals and guidebooks about what to expect in Bangkok, but no amount of research can actually prepare you for the actual experience. We arrive in Bangkok on Friday, 3 October, after an extremely long flight from Athens. 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