Bangkok

Bangkok

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November 2nd 2010
My time in Bangkok was brief I mostly just walked around and saw the sights. They have a grand palace here, but since I didn't go to the one in Phnom Penh I decided to be an equal opportunity discriminator and not go to this one either. The palace in Bangkok did look a lot better, but they wanted $10 to enter and they had a more strict dress code. The touts in the area were relentless as I walked ... 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