Rain!

Rainy Season in Bangkok

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June 16th 2009
It's been one type of weather here - mind blowingly hot - until yesterday, when in a matter of minutes Bangkok showed me why this is called 'monsoon season'. It all started out like a seemingly normal day (the aformentioned mind blowing hotness). However, Bangkok is a tricky city, and apparently had other plans. Some of you may wonder if this demands an entire blog post - let me assure you, t ... 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