me with our awesome tuk tuk driver

Khao San Road and King Anniversary

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June 10th 2006
Wow, people in Thailand really really really love their king. Yesterday me and my roomies went downtown to check out the festivities for the king's 60th anniversary holiday. There were like a billion people there. No joke, a billion. Well, all I know is I've never seen that many people in one spot in my entire life. There was a parade, speeches (no clue what about), then a candle lighting (yea, ... 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