The Volks Bar

Land Of The Scam

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August 24th 2006
Three days in Singapore left us feeling fairly underwhelmed. Although a clean place, for us it lacked any real character, the only highlight being a trip to the night safari which was pretty good. The low point was being stuck in a hostel with the contestants of the Singapore version of Pop Idol. We made our escape by train, a pleasant seven hour trip to Kuala Lumpur a city with a little bit more ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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