Wat Phra Kaew

Bangkok - take 1 - Crazy Town!

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May 7th 2007
"F**k it's hot!!!" These were my 1st words after getting out of the airport. I did know it would be hot but i suppose I didn't really appreciate Thai temperatures... It's stinking hot, that's what it is!!! Anyway, the flight was fantastic (had all three seats all to myself -stretch!), so didn't feel tired at all. I headed straight to my hostel on Khao San Rd and the 1st thing I did (after a bl ... 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