The Giant Buddha

Bangkok!!!

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January 31st 2010
18 hours of flying later, we finally made it to Bangkok. In all honesty, the flight was not that bad, in fact we managed to get some pretty good sleep on both flights despite a packed plane and multiple babies on board (thank you Xanax!). After we gathered our bags and hired a taxi to Khao San Road (the neighborhood we were looking to stay in, also nicknamed "backpacker's ghetto), it was clear t ... 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