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Bangkok... city under siege!

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September 24th 2006
Just a quick one... arrived in Bangkok last night hoping to be greeted at the airport by mamooth tanks and men with Ak-47s! It's pretty much business as usual here in Bangkok... although we did see a few guys with guns. Everyone we have talked to seems happy about the Coup and thats probably why its been so peaceful. Today we went to the weekend market... 15000 stalls and about 200000 people. It w ... 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