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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]
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] Blog: Asia..... at last!
Date: May 27th 2009
Singapore gave us our first taste of Asia in the hot season - it was like walking through hot soup. No wonder the city is one big airconned interlinked shopping mall. After a couple of days and the obligatory Singapore Sling at Raffles hotel an 8 hour train journey took us to Kuala Lumpur and our hotel in the heart of Chinatown. If the future really is orange then this was like staying inside a ta ... read more
Date: May 27th 2009
Singapore gave us our first taste of Asia in the hot season - it was like walking through hot soup. No wonder the city is one big airconned interlinked shopping mall. After a couple of days and the obligatory Singapore Sling at Raffles hotel an 8 hour train journey took us to Kuala Lumpur and our hotel in the heart of Chinatown. If the future really is orange then this was like staying inside a ta ... read more
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