Surrounding the temple buildings, characters such as this could be found

Busy in Bangkok

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February 6th 2007
Arriving in Bangkok at midnight and checking into a room barely big enough for a bed, we slept off the bus journey, ready for action the following morning. After getting a bit of traveller business done (picking up tickets/exchanging books/checking emails etc.), we had a more exciting job to do - getting measured for suits. Having been recommended a great 'international' tailor's by our taxi dr ... 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