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The day the King came to visit

November 23rd 2006
Back in Bangkok and what I thought was going to be a very mundane day - laundry, ironing - yes really, it has to be done - turned out to have a little excitement. Where I'm sat with my computer updating my blog and photographs I'm approached by a woman with a walkie-talkie, I thought I'd been rumbled for illegal wi-fi use! Turns out that the King has come to visit, and they are moving everyone awa ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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