Grand Palace

Bangkok Strikes Back.

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October 9th 2006
Returned to Bangkok from Kanchanaburi, with Dave and Pete still on board, Went to the Lumpinee stadium which is one of the best places to catch Muay Thai in its truest form. Muay Thai has some similarities to boxing in the west although once you start watching it is clear it isn't just boxing with the opportunity to use your legs thrown in. The art has been developed over it is believed to be at l ... 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