view from hotel

VISA RUN

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October 7th 2013
A visa run is common when foreigners have difficulties getting a resident visa. To avoid overstaying you must leave the country and reenter. I got a visa run to Thailand, in amazing Bangkok. Finding words to describe it is not easy. It began with Qatar Airlines, with room to cross my legs and a delicious snack. Bangkok reminds me of Shanghai: large, modern, fast—but with a soul. Skyscrapers, a ... 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