My Tom Yum

Week 1 - How $1 becomes a big deal

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February 18th 2009
First day getting into Bangkok, I tipped 100 Baht (just under $3) for a 450 B massage. (Which I thought was incredibly cheap given that it was 2 hours and they really crack your spine and so far no dissection symptoms). Today, I walked a mile to save 40 B (just over $1). And went to several different shops to save 5 B on ice cream. Didn't take long for the conversion by 35 times to not rea ... 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