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Thailand & Malaysia

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January 19th 2009
Arrival into Bangkok's new airport. The familiar smells of diesel and smog permeated our senses. Learning from previous trips about a service fee the taxis impart at arrivals, we smugly make our way to the departures level only to find the industrious touts have the jump on us. After almost 24 hrs of travelling, our patience wearing thin, we decide to choose our battles and agree to the 50 baht ... 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