A view from inside the Grand Palace grounds
On a very rainy and miserable day
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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: Thailand: The First Two Weeks
Date: September 4th 2005
Thailand: 'The Land of Smiles' - this is how I had heard the country referred to before I arrived. The mental images that I'd formed from this description were soon dispelled when we reached the border; it would appear that the scowling and abruptness of customs and immigration officials is a global occurrence! James and I had been a wee bit naughty as we'd crossed into a region of Thailand tha ... read more
Date: September 4th 2005
Thailand: 'The Land of Smiles' - this is how I had heard the country referred to before I arrived. The mental images that I'd formed from this description were soon dispelled when we reached the border; it would appear that the scowling and abruptness of customs and immigration officials is a global occurrence! James and I had been a wee bit naughty as we'd crossed into a region of Thailand tha ... read more
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