Bangkok

Elephants, white water and a hangover

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November 3rd 2008
We arrived in Thailand last Saturday and made straight for our hostel. It took a while but we got there eventually with the help of a nice Thai lady at a busy bus stop. Gem quickly got stuck into shopping the next morning at the largest market in South East Asia supposedly. She bought new shorts and dresses, but I wanted a Ferrari t-shirt: they didn't have any. Wasn't so impressed with the largest ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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