Khao San Road

Bangkok

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March 3rd 2008
We have arrived safely in Bangkok after a short stop in snowy Helsinki. Headed straight for our guesthouse on Khao San Road and crashed out. No place for luxuries - the room smells of sick and the shower consists of just a wall next to the toilet!! Have just been out for dinner which cost about GPB 4 for all 3 of us - bargain!! Have already located Maccy Ds but are resisting for as long as poss ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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