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Bangkok - Getting Acclimatized

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February 21st 2012
After touching down at midnight my first night in Bangkok was supposed to be a tame one, but being only around 1 by the time I got to my room and unpacked I realized I wasn't so tired. So, I went down to Khaosan Road, had a few beers, and chatted up some fellow backpackers. I also bumped into a Thai friend I had met in 2006, named Toey. Though she was quite drunk. and not communicating overly ... 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