Sophie and I

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June 17th 2004
I've been in Bangkok for a week now, and have been having a fabulous time. I met up with a friend, Sophie, straightaway, and we've been eating our way through Bangkok. The food is amazing. We don't know what half the stuff is, but that just makes it all the more fun. We eat at street stalls - $1 a meal, the difference between here and home is extreme - though we did make the mistake one night ... 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