Reclining Buddha housed at Wat Pho

Bangkok Solo

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September 7th 2013
There's nothing like the gift of travel. I recently graduated from law school, and my mom and her boyfriend presented me with a much-coveted and highly-anticipated trip to SEA. I spent my first day in Bangkok touring the city alone. There's nothing like experiencing a foreign city unaccompanied. My hotel is conveniently located in Bamglamphu, so I was able to walk to some of the more of ... 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