Me and laura outside "big bhudda"

First day in Bangkok!

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August 6th 2008
Arrived in Bangkok at about 3am, picked up by a random thai man who spoke very little english but got me to the hotel safe which is all i really cared about at that stage. Had a little trouble understanding the thick accents of the people at reception through my sleepy haze, but evntaully made it to bed at around 4- very nice to be in my own room, and i even had a double bed! Got woken up by a t ... 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