Khao San Road

The Journey Begins - Bangkok

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January 6th 2013
The journey started with a delay on the Manchester flight, putting my connection in jeapordy. However, we made up time and arrived at Heathrow on schedule. As soon as I got on the plane I found that the trepidation that had been building up over the last few weeks disappeared - there was no going back! The 11 hour overnight flight was long, particularly as I only managed half an hour's sleep. ... 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