Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho

Bangkok - the end of the road

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August 24th 2005
Last Friday we flew from Phuket to Bangkok, the last stop on our round the world voyage. We braved Air Asia (one of Asia's budget airlines) once again - it was fine apart from the unallocated seating, so it felt like getting on a bus as people scrambled for the best seats... We had a busy old time in Bangkok visiting temples and night markets. The city is home to lots and lots of Buddhist tem ... 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