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October 5th 2009
Thailand was like a breath of fresh air after India. After a chaotic flight out of Calcutta I arrived in Bangkok around 4pm then jumped on a bus to Koh San Road. A bus ride that was suppose to take 45 minutes ended up taking nearly 3 hours because the rain and traffic. Since the weather wasn't so good and I just wanted to relax after India, I went into a travel agent and booked the next bus out ... 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