Downtown Bankok

Back in Bankok

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May 30th 2007
Got up rather late. While in Cambodia my electric raser had decided that it had had enough so today I decided to go down town and buy a new one. Hadnt been down town yet but Id heard there were a few large shopping centres with all sorts of shops in it. So left the guest house and jumped into a taxi and headed for Siam square and the centre. Got there relatively quickley jumped out and imm ... 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