Reclining Buddha

Onto SE Asia

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April 20th 2007
After spending one night on an overnight train and the following on an overnight plane from India, I was a little bedraggled upon my 5.30am arrival into Bangkok. Feeling the need for a good sleep, I headed straight for a comparitively expensive hotel and made the most of my air-conditioned room, warm shower, TV, room service and most of all, a king-sized bed. Oh yeh, and a buffet breakfast the ne ... 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