Lumphini Park

Bangkok

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February 21st 2009
After 2 overnight flights and a short layover in Doha, Qatar, I made it to Bangkok at 7:30am Friday. The first thing I did after checking into my room at Suk 11, was head down the soi to my favorite massage place and treat myself to a 2-hour Thai massage. Cost? $25 with tip! Love this city! My goal was to keep going as I had plans with some friends tonight for bowling and karaoke. But after ... 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