Grand Palace

Brian thinks better of Bangkok

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February 14th 2005
So I am back in Bangkok, after many crazy adventures with the group of 14 (the crew that I went trekking with). Before I move on to Bangkok, let me recap some of the highlights of Chaing Mai: Gong Si Fah Cai! (I hope I spelled that right) Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! We ended up in China town for the big celebration. It was quite spectacular, actually. We saw a pagent ... 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