The Bangkok Marriott

In Southeast Asia

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May 25th 2007
I've made it to Southeast Asia! That was by far the longest I've ever flown - over 25 hours. The most memorable parts of the journey were sitting next to this Norwegian guy on the flight to Detroit who was the head of a few non-profits, a motivational speaker, and a life coach for CEO's, and having to sprint through the Tokyo airport after a 13 hour flight to make the connection to Bangkok. The D ... 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