Thai colorful art everywhere

October 30th 2007
I thought that title belonged only to L.A., but that's how the Thai call BKK, shortening it's official 64 syllables-name. Since I started to read about the chaos of the congested, unplanned capital of 10 million, I decided it would be just a quick pit-stop to get over jet-lag and visit the less urban part of town. I found Shanti Lodge on Lonely lanet, appointed as a quiet choice with good a ... 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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WITH DEEPEST REGRET, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU PATRICIA PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 12, 2017. MAY THESE ENTRIES, SO LOVINGLY MADE BY PATRICIA, BE AN EVERLASTING TRiBUTE TO A PHENOMENAL, HUMANIST WOMAN. PATRICIA IS FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS. JOHN CALI, HUSBAND I'm a Brazilian and long time resident of the US. I've always been fascinated by cultural diversity and I've had the opportunity to travel overseas over the years. 2005, however, brought me the "wings" to fly solo and further away. I started these new jorneys with Tibet (picture). That's huge for someone who used to panic ... full info

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