Thirsty monkey

Tigers and temples

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March 28th 2009
We flew into Bangkok on the 1st of Feb and found a small guesthouse off Koh San Road, the backpackers' central location. We tried to discover some of the sights of the city by foot, refusing many offers of " Hey where you go?" from kind Tuk Tuk drivers who wanted to help us find the lesser famous temples as well as some new clothes at there friends shops, as the temples we wanted to see were appar ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand

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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