Wat in Bangkok

Please Stand to Pay Your Respects to the King

July 24th 2007
I keep looking for Elvis when I see/hear that phrase...but apparently there's a different concept of royalty here in Thailand. In any case...Sawadee Krup (hello) and welcome to Thailand! As I've mentioned several times, from time to time while traveling I need a few days here and there to do non-travelish things. This week I figured I needed a good dose of quality American cinema...so I went ... 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

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Going Global

I left Chicago heading west in the beginning of April '07 and continued going west until March 1st, 2008 when I returned to Chicago having confirmed that the world is indeed round. The stops along the way - Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, India, and Tanzania. As of March, 2008, I retired my backpack and posted my final entry about this journey. All the entries are still there for your reading enjoyment. Remember, the entries are shown newest to oldest. Cheers! ---------------------------------------------------- Explore.Dream.Discover... ... full info

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