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Briefly Singapore and Thailand

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February 4th 2010
Thirty-three Singapore Dollars plus ten percent service charge plus government tax is how Raffles Hotel keeps backpacking scum like us out. Lovely white colonial building tinkling with gentle music. Quiet understated elegance. Cool courtyard and plush bars. Carefully modulated tones. All stricken to a standstill by... “How much for a gin sling? Timothy, this is ridiculous. We are not p ... 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