Buddha with monkey

Day 1.5 - Everything that's not US is like China, but not really

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February 11th 2009
Day 1.5. The plane ride was smooth. Ambien and Cathay's in-seat screen made that 14 hour flight (that's only the SFO-HK part) seem almost not long enough. Bangkok airport was incredibly easy to navigate. Essentially no line through immigration. No one bothered to check my bags through customs. And they have this wonderful, cheapish (150 Baht, $5) express bus straight into the city - ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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