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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]
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] Blog: Sawsdi kaa, Sonkran, Sisters & Samui
Date: April 27th 2012
Sawsadii Kaa! By complete coincidence we arrived in Bangkok on the first day of Sonkgran festival (Thai new year) which is basically a 5 day long giant water fight!!! It's absolute carnage! Hoards and hoards of people young and old take to the streets armed with water pistols and some kind of corn flour/ water mix which they smear on your face as a symbol of good luck. The water guns are fine ... read more
Date: April 27th 2012
Sawsadii Kaa! By complete coincidence we arrived in Bangkok on the first day of Sonkgran festival (Thai new year) which is basically a 5 day long giant water fight!!! It's absolute carnage! Hoards and hoards of people young and old take to the streets armed with water pistols and some kind of corn flour/ water mix which they smear on your face as a symbol of good luck. The water guns are fine ... read more
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