Inside Temple

Bangkok: temples, tuk tuks and tourists

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October 28th 2010
Our flight arrived into the Bangkok airport at 11am on October 28th. We had a quick lunch at the overpriced airport restaurants while we tried to figure out the cheapest way to get into the city. We decided in the end to take the Skytrain (15baht) for a 30 minute ride to the end of the line, then we bartered and ended up paying 150 baht for a taxi to Khoa San Rd, backpacker central in Bangkok. ... 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