Very sleepy eyed Jim

A Big Flap in Bangkok

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September 23rd 2010
Bangkok is mental, it's official. You can’t walk anywhere (and we tried, at one point a bus driver even pulled over and laughed at us for walking!) it’s so busy and hot it makes your head explode. We had such a sense of relief once we got back to our hostel after our few brave ventures outside. As well as the heat and chaos, we had to contend with tuk-tuk drivers and their accomplices consta ... 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