Buddha Statue at the entrance to the Grand Palace

Bangkok

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February 11th 2010
Sa wat dee from Bangkok! Just a quick one as I don't have much time and the internet is painfully slow... I have spent a wonderful couple of days exploring this big, chaotic, dirty, hot, smelly, tacky town. The food is AMAZING, the cocktails cheap and sights in abundance. I've also met a lot of great people along the way to have some fun with and to see the sights. Next off I join my Intr ... 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