Tamsyn and I at Ruen Mallika, last night in Bangkok

1.5 days in Bangkok

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August 9th 2008
Hello all, It's my birthday today and quite frankly I can't be bothered to write an in-depth analysis of my 1.5 days in Bangkok so I will just write the basics and tips in case any of you are in the same position, i.e. trying to fit in a whistlestop tour of a massive city. What to do? We (my mum, my friend and I) had to stopover in Bangkok anyway before we got our respective flights back ho ... 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