bangkok

7th entry

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June 14th 2006
i just got back from thailand. i was there for one week and it was great. i started off in bangkok. i arrived at midnight, got a cab, and made it to khoa san road where my hostel was. i was told to walk down an alley and i would find it. so i start walking, and walking, thinking to myself that this alley was really desolate. by the time i reached some army gaurds with guns i figured i was on th ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan

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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