Huge Buddha

Bangkok is Nuts

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June 8th 2008
After my reasonably pleasant journey on the VIP coach (the rest were fully booked) it was 5.30am when i arrived at the bus station. a woman immediately took my bag, put it in her little trolly and wheeled it to the taxi rank, this must be part of the VIP ticket i thought.........Wrong. for wheeling my bag no more than 30 meters she wanted 50baht, i gave 60 and recieved no change, this was a pre cu ... 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