Home leave through Hawaii and England (May 1975)

Linda and me at 10 Downing Street

My Tenth Anniversary with Travelblog - Life in Asia (1949-1975)

March 26th 2019
As I approached the tenth anniversary of my Travelblog membership, I thought I should commemorate the occasion. After much thought I decided to write a Travelblog re-living my travels. As I've written 244 blogs, this being 245, with about 286,000 words (the equivalent of four novels) and 7000 pictures covering the years from 1949 to the present, I knew that summarizing my life of travel would be a ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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

2nd April 2019

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

You won't be able to take a photo like that today
Security around 10 Downing St is somewhat tighter today. There is no way that you'll come that close to the door unless you have legitimate business there. Cool for you to have that photo. /Ake

14th April 2019

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Security at 10 Downing Street
Security, crowds, prices, etc. were so much more relaxed before the Age of Mass Tourism. I miss the good old days!

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