Maya Bay

Thailand

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May 22nd 2009
Touching down in Bangkok at midnight, we arrived to staggering humidity, around 30 degrees!! With the stress of our cash cards not working on arrival, we were penniless and whilst trying to contact our bank, the locals on the above floors were not making things any easier - harassing us, whistling at us, trying to get our attention in any way to use their taxi so they could try and rip us off! Sit ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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