Bankok Skyline

Temples, Tuk-Tuks and Thai Boxing

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February 3rd 2009
Day 1 - Bangkok After quite a pleasant flight from Heathrow (apart from the odd elbow war with the French guy next to us) we stepped out to a rather civilized Bangkok airport and got a taxi off to our rather basic hostel in the Silom District - the financial hub of the city. We were soon advised that taxis where the best way to get around and a long as you stick to the right colour the ... 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