SDC10016

The Grand Palace, Wat In and the biggest tuk-tuk scam ever!

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June 20th 2009
We woke up early this morning and made our way to the Grand Palace. The cab ride from our hotel to the Grand Palace was B100, not too bad considering the traffic, but I'm pretty sure the cab driver made sure we took the longet route possible. 😊 As soon as we got out of the cab, we were approached by a nicely dressed Thai gentleman who spoke very good English. He told us that the palace was ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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