One of many covered markets

Travelling East

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May 11th 2011
I arrived in Bangkok on Sunday after a pretty uneventful flight, during my flight a bit of reading told me the best way to get to Koh San Road undoubtedly backpackers haven was by the airport express bus (150bht) taking around an hour sprawling through Bangkok's traffic mayhem. First impression the smells, people and food was that it is very similar to most Asian cities however the longer I ... 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