Hazy Morning

Bangkok Fades

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January 6th 2007
We could almost hear the bass thumps of Khao-San Road fading away as we jumped into the second taxi we hailed. The first was closer to the tourist area and tried to charge us double for the trip to the bus station. Upon reaching the station, few ‘farangs’ (tourists) and equally few words printed in the roman alphabet were visible …more challenging but with a little deduction and some frien ... 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