Housing in Klong Thoew, Bangkok

Ooop North

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November 11th 2008
It seems that 'paying it forward' pays off. On our second, and last, day in Bangkok we struck up a conversation with a random Thai guy on the street who sorted us out a tuk-tuk driver who gave us a 2hr+ tour of some of the sights of Bangkok for the 'non-farang' rate of 60 baht (just over £1). Also met another Thai guy in the Lucky Buddha Temple who changed some big notes for us (tuk-tuk drivers, ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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