Alyssa getting her water fight on

Happy happy

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April 15th 2011
"Happy happy" is what the local people say as they squirt and dump water on you while someone else is smearing watered down talc powder on your face and your arms. We managed to arrive in Bangkok at the start of the Songkran Festival. A festival that celebrates the Lunar New Year, representational of the Thai, Khmer and Lao New Year as well. So here is how it works. You arm yourself with somet ... 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