Wat Phra Kaew

Touring Bangkok

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March 13th 2008
We flew from Phuket to Bangkok and got there just before rush hours. I was kind of prepared that it could be bad. Surprisingly from Suvannabhum airport to our hotel, on Rajchadumnern road which is on the other side of town, took only about 50 minutes by taxi. It was nice that the expressway was seamlessly connected with the airport. I had a hard time telling when we left the airport road. I to ... 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