The GRAND Palace

Doing our bit for Cat and Pete in Bangkok

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September 7th 2007
Day 163 With not a bad night's sleep on the train we were handed some breakfast and a coffee to start the day and pulled in to Bangkok station just after 9am. A tuktuk took us to My House guest house that Paul (whom we'd met in China) had recommended. We've been following the tips that he noted in our Lonely Planet since we left him and they've been invaluable - cheers Paul! After settling ... 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