It's the King's birthday and everyone's invited!

I opted for a yellow shirt I could wear again, but everyone here wears this special shirt to honour their king. People wear them every day!!

Guts of steel, stray dogs and fried grasshoppers

December 7th 2006
The title says it all. I've been in Bangkok for 4 days now, and so far so good. I've been eating food from street vendors that is so spicy that the teary eyes and runny nose aren't enough to put out the fire in your mouth. You can eat a full meal here for about 80 cents. I'm playing a bit of Russian roulette with the food, and so far my stomach is handling the assault quite well. I had a bit ... 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

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