Big Buddha

“The Khaosan Effect”

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March 2nd 2007
Put together 2 flights, both pretty uncomfortable and one over night, plus a 3 hour lay over in Kuala Lumpur and the result, is 2 pretty tired young travellers. Inject that into a crazy, dirty city like Bangkok and the result is sleep deprivation. I don’t care to feel like I felt the first day in Bangkok ever again. Sian and I are both tired and wired… and thoughts like “what the hell have ... 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