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A worthwhile view in the Grand Palace  
   

A worthwhile view in the Grand Palace

Getting beyond the Thai introduction

December 29th 2008
There are many things that are plentiful in Bangkok. Cheap stalls of great food, pirated dvd’s, smiles from local people and spectacular Wats (temples) are a few worth mentioning. As I spend time walking through the streets of Bangkok, or sometimes simply clutching on to the Tuk Tuk as it zips and dodges cars through traffic, the culture of Thailand begins to reveal itself. From my Western pe ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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