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Back in Bangkok

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August 24th 2006
Well, I'm back in Bangkok, and this will be my third night here. But let's backtrack a little bit. Back in Bohol, I mentioned that we saw the Chocolate Hills and some Tarsiers. I'll add some pictures of them here. I forgot to mention the jeepneys. When we went out to Bohol from the airport in Tagbilaran, we took what's called a jeepney from near the airport down to the island. A jeepney is esse ... 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