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February 9th 2009
Chinese New Year is a pretty big deal in Bangkok because there is a significant Thai Chinese population in the country. In fact, the vast majority of wealth in Thailand is controlled by the Chinese-Thai. As with most of Asia, the Chinese have their foothold here as well. The New Year celebration is the biggest holiday celebrated by the Chinese, and some say that it is the only day of the year th ... 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

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Heather and Jason

"In a sense, we all be kinda fly. Just can't be afraid to spread your wings." ~ Andre 3000 After 3 years of talk, we decided to go for it! We're traveling the world from January - September 2009. Here is a rough schedule of where we'll be: January - March: Thailand, Myanmar, Lao, Vietnam April: Japan May: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Nepal June: Turkey July - September: Eastern & Western Europe We will be posting our stories and pictures as often as we can! Internet has been slow and difficult in parts of SE Asia, but we are sure this will change once... full info

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