downtown bangkok

Bangkok to Hua Hin, Thailand

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October 8th 2007
Bob here. After our 22 hour flight from Seattle to Bangkok, we caught a cab to the infamous Khao San Road, a backpackers mecca in northern Bangkok. This place is crazy. It is a small area of town that caters only to travelers with small budgets. There are a few hundred guest houses, restaruants, travel agencies, shops, and bars. So we hung out for a few days and shopped and relaxed. We b ... 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