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Flooded out - time to dive

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October 29th 2011
The floods were arriving, the governments best efforts couldn't stop Bangkok flooding. Although promises made to limit the flooding in the tourist and government areas, shops were constructing sand bag walls - 7 11 were constructing concrete walls outside all their shops. It was time to head south, avoiding the floods and seeking sunshine. The last few days in Bangkok had been brillian ... 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