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Happy New Year...

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January 3rd 2007
Over 30 hours of travel and awkward sleeps, we made it to Bangkok with few annoyances. This city is spectacular in its movement and sights...bustling with 12 million +/- people, we made it to a small guesthouse just outside of the backpacker crazed Khao San Road...Staying at the Wild Orchid for 280 baht a night (about $7) we have the last room in the house...With New Years celebrations and holiday ... 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