Wat Po

Leg One: BANGKOK - the land of smiles and buckets of alcohol !!

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October 22nd 2005
Hi guys - hope you are all OK. Well so far the trip has been fantastic and even though it's only day 4, I feel like I know Bangkok like the back of my hand!! It's an amazing city and Koh Sahn Road where I'm staying is buzzing with life 24 hours a day. The hostel is like a little oasis of calm in the middle of bedlem and the staff really go out of their way to make you feel at home which is lo ... 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