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The first night/day in Bangkok

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June 2nd 2009
After clearing customs and collecting our backpacks, we came upon an Irish couple (Keeran and Marie) at baggage reclaim that asked where we were heading. ‘Khaosan Road”. And so we shared the cab in from the aiport… Result! Despite ALL of us knowing full well that we were supposed to ensure that we took a metered cab, we somehow ended up doing what every tourist does when arriving in a new ... 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