Orchids

Made it to Thailand

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January 13th 2007
After flying for 26 hours we arrived in Bangkok at midnight on Saturday morning. Bangkok has a brand new airport. We made it to our guesthouse alright. Beautiful quiet spot with a courtyard and carp pond/fountain outside. Today we are looking around and tood a ride on the public transportation boat on the river. Bangkok is busy there are lots of Hustlers trying to sell us stuff, yet there is ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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