The Grand Palace

A few nights in Bangkok

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January 10th 2011
From KL, we got an overnight bus to the border at Hat Yai before getting another bus to Bangkok. We headed straight to the famous backpackers ghetto of South East Asia, Khao San Road. After finding a hostel we went to ChatuChak Weekend Market. Gabrielle had already been to Bangkok so knew what to expect. With over 17,000 stalls to browse and being the largest market in Asia meant there was some ... 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