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Bangkok again, May/June 2011

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May 28th 2011
May 28, 2011 So it's Bangkok again! I just love this place; it never sleeps, and people have this special openness I like a lot. I arrived on time at the airport and I got through the immigration procedure as fast as never before. So I was in my hotel at 2:30pm already, which was nice, so easy-going. Only bad news is that the supermarket just across the road is closed due to renov ... 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