Grand Palace

Bangkok: heat, humidity and Chang

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July 28th 2010
Bangkok We flew to Jo'Burg again first, then on to Kuala Lumpur, then finally to Bangkok, all with Malaysian Airlines. Malaysian Airlines was okay but no patch on Singapore Airlines or Air New Zealand. Neither of us managed to get any sleep as the flying time was during the day, instead we caught up on the latest movies we had missed while in Africa. Not a great idea as we arrive ... 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