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Bangkok

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May 17th 2009
When we arrived in Bangkok we applied for our Myanmar visa. It took us awhile to decide how to apply for the Myanmar visa because there was a protest that began the day before we arrived. We ran into a man while searching for the office and finding a place to stay. This man was from Myanmar and worked for a western company as a reporter. He gave us a heads up about the protest and answering our q ... 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