My dining room view

Life's a beach - Karon Beach in my case

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August 5th 2012
I spent maybe a week and a half in Bangkok. Days lazing by the pool, or wandering the streets watching the world go by. Evenings were usually spent at one makeshift roadside bar or another. The pace of life slow, my will to do anything exciting low. I had several pleasant evenings talking to a couple from Bristol, and and a couple of teachers from London. As they were all heading down south, I ... 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