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bangkok backdated

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June 16th 2005
Yes, this is a backdated update on Bangkok as i have already been in Phnom Penh for 2 weeks!!... time flies but at the same time feels as though i have been gone months!.. missing the company of my perth party buddies!... Landed in Bangkok having 2.5 days there and was immediately overwhelmed by the smell of meat cooking on the side of the road, along with exhaust fumes. It is a big city, wher ... 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