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Golden Garudas  
   

Golden Garudas

The temple that houses the Emerald Buddha is surrounded by golden garudas (half man, half bird)
Bring on Bangkok

May 26th 2006
We arrived in Bangkok on the 25th of May, wahoo. Bangkok is everything and more one would expect. We hooked up with a travel mate on the evening of the 25th and decided to have a look around town. Koh Shan road is where most travellers head to, so we followed suite. Even if the room is slightly "old" and "crap" - said Nats - we thought we are back packing anyways so what the hell. Luke di ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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