Sukhumvit Vendor

It Has Begun

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January 18th 2007
After the most energy sapping of journeys which involved staying up for over 24 hours, we finally got some sleep at our hostel in Bangkok at about 2pm Thai time (7am in the UK). A 3 hr kip was earned, and definitely needed to recover from the jet lag, considering we didn't land until 11am. When we woke it was decided to have a look around Sukhumvit, the main road off which our hostel is located. ... 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