Group Shot in front of burial house at Grand Palace.

Bangkok, Thailand

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July 1st 2009
July 1-12 - Thailand - Wow, the trip of a life time!!! In at least 3 installments... Bangkok - July 2 and 4 Day 1 - We left Timaru on July 1st. Our flight from Christchurch left at 1:30 heading for Bangkok via Sydney. In the Sydney airport we ran into a group from Timaru Boy's High School and a friend of Syd's, Ryan Ammar. They were headed to London also via Bangkok. We had smooth sail ... 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