Tower

Summary of the first week

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September 3rd 2011
I have not been kidnapped! I am in Thailand after an uneventful trip except for a 10-12 year old boy who sat next to me who spoke little english but had two friends further up the plane so every 15 minuted he would poke me to get up so he could go see them. His grandfather who spoke no english finally got the point after about 10 hours of this and got the kid to sleep and then to stay out once h ... 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