Bangkok 3

Out of India

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October 23rd 2006
It was with a spring in my step that I headed towards the living hell that is Jaipur train station for the first leg of a rather long-winded journey out of India to Bangkok. The relief was palpable when the train arrived on time and five hours later I arrived back at New Delhi to be greeted by the foul stench of Parharganj's main bazaar just in time to find myself a room for a few short hours ... 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