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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: 5 more nights in Bangkok
Date: December 9th 2006
When I last wrote, I had just completed three days on a scuba liveaboard in the Similan Islands. When I got back to solid land, I took a bus from Khokkloi, a town in Southern Thailand where I asked my Scuba operators to drop me off, to Bangkok. The trip took 14 hours, but I slept through most of it, and I was able to write off most of the $12 fare to the cost of nightly accommodations. I arrive ... read more
Date: December 9th 2006
When I last wrote, I had just completed three days on a scuba liveaboard in the Similan Islands. When I got back to solid land, I took a bus from Khokkloi, a town in Southern Thailand where I asked my Scuba operators to drop me off, to Bangkok. The trip took 14 hours, but I slept through most of it, and I was able to write off most of the $12 fare to the cost of nightly accommodations. I arrive ... read more
