Fancy a snack

Bangkok

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July 23rd 2009
Took the karaoke bus to Seam Reip to Bangkok. It was supposed to take 10 hours but luckily it only took about 8. We swapped to a mini-van after the border and the roads were significantly better so we were able to drive a lot faster. There was a huge difference after crossing the border, the Thai side is definitely a lot richer. We were dropped off at the end of Khao San Road in Bangkok, the main ... 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