The Golden Mount Shrine

Bangkok

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January 31st 2011
Arriving in Bangkok after a 17hr bus journey at 4am we where really lucky to stumble upon our guest house just off the Koh San Road.It was a real travellers paradise, 24hr bar and restaurant we thought we were in heaven. So we checked in, had a beer then crashed out in bed. Bangkok is great, we both loved the place. The people are really friendly and helpful as we found on our first day when a ... 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