Bargain bucket

WARter!!!

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April 12th 2008
Songkram - thai new year Today we ventured into a war zone. Khao San was awash with people and drenching each other was the name of the game. we made a bee line for the nearest water gun vendor but were soaked through before we had time to barter for a pistol. It was absolute mayhem! But all in good spirits- which was the really nice thing- young or old, Thai or foreigner, everyone was fair gam ... 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