Hurtling through Bangkok on a tuk tuk

sawas dee ka....

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October 27th 2008
.... hello in thai, accompanied by a wee nod (i'm learning) So and update on the travels! Spent 2 days in Bangkok, the mad town. Saw lady-boys, rent-boys, middle aged, fat, white men eyeing said 'boys' up. Can't get used to that. And we were offered repeatedly to see a 'pingpong' show which we declined! Also, Wat Pho reclining buddha, the maze of Chinatown, a million motorbikes, crocodiles, eleph ... 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