Bangkok City

bustling bangkok

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February 26th 2005
the winds of travel have blown us to the next city in the series of huge, polluted chaotic centers, this time being bangkok... we've been here for 2 days now, located a little outside the center of downtown at an australian-run hostel. we've seen some live music, some wild dancing, and some uninhibited karaoke. we're off to Chiang Mai tomorrow--a quainter, quieter city up north with a lot of tra ... 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