View from Wat Sraket (The Golden Mount)

Indochina Encompassed Begins!

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March 9th 2009
My GAP trip officially begins today with the first meeting at 6pm in the hotel. We'll do introductions and paperwork and then head out to dinner. I do have a roommate, but I have not met her yet. When I checked back into the hotel last night, they put me in a double so I wouldn't have to move today. Our tour leader's name is Trisha and I recently heard from Catherine, my China-Tibet-Nepal lead ... 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