Holy Blessings

Central Thailand

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April 14th 2009
I reluctantly dragged myself away from the idyllic peacefulness of Laos and threw myself head first back into the chaos that is Bangkok. My original intention was that I was going to spend as little time as possible in Bangkok- just put in my application for my Indian visa and get out asap. However, I unfortunately had very bad timing and arrived at the start of Songkran- Thai New Year which is ce ... 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