Wat Phra Kaew

Temples, Elephants, Tigers and a Bridge

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August 18th 2008
My Asian exploration has begun with 5 nights in Bangkok. Four of those nights have been in the Suk 11 hostel in Sukhumvit, a fantastic little haven for me, even with airconditioning in the rooms! So what have I been up to in Bangkok, well for my first real day of exploration I headed out on a ferry on the main river in Bangkok, the Chao Phraya. I cruised up and down the river on this ferry, get ... 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