Bangkok at night

Day 1: Bangkok

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October 20th 2013
After a very easy 11 hour flight, followed by a manic dash in an ageing Merc through the suburbs (pretty much like any airport city run, apart from the occasional Buddhist temple) we arrived at the Viengtai Hotel in downtown Bangkok. On the way in was a huge poster asking people not to have tattoos of the Buddha, or buy merchandise of him. I can't see that idea taking off in Rome! But really n ... 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