bangkok contrasts

5 nights in Bangkok make a Swiss family humble

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October 3rd 2012
(Please note we have no control over photo placement in this blog... so the photos below don't keep up with the text, but scroll to the bottom to see the full collection. We will soon create a Flickr page to allow you to see a broader selection of our travel photos, should you care to...) Arrival in Asia: After an easy flight from London (read: childr ... 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