Bangkok Traffic

Living in Bangkok

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August 24th 2007
I lived in Bangkok during the year 2000 and it was quite an eye opening experience! Quite a big change from the small town life in Vermont. The first thing that really surprised me were the people. Strangers would walk up to you on the street and engage in a conversation. Some were just touts trying to lure a foreigner (farang) to a nearby massage parlor but others were simply friendly with no mot ... 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