Smoggy morning in bangkok

Bangkok

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January 17th 2010
Arrived in Bangkok. Its the cool season now, but still in the low 30's and not below 20 at night First night in holiday inn on my points, upgraded to 27th floor executive room. Then move to backpacker on khao sarn road, slightly different to holiday inn!! Wandered round a temple, went on a riverboat Today been to the tioger temple and to the bridge on the river kwai Tomorrow fly ... 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