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First Day!

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July 14th 2009
We woke at 3.45am and said our goodbyes, got a lift with (Dan’s) Dad to Heathrow got there early and checked in. Bit of an issue straight away in that our seats were not next to each other! Luckily a nice guy agreed to swap seats with us so we could sit together. First flight was 9.5 hours long but watching films helped it pass by fairly quickly. The plane was hit by the worst turbulence just ... 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