Entrance to the Grand Palace

Adventures in Thailand

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July 25th 2006
I've been in Thailand for quite awhile already. So long in fact that my 30-day tourist visa ran out the other day. Thankfully Alan mentioned it to me the day before it was due, so I made last minute plans to leave the country and come back with a fresh stamp in my passport. After visiting a travel office, the cheapest and fastest way to do this was to simply pay 600 baht, take a 6 hour bus ride ... 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