Detail of filigree on one of the buildings of the Grand Palace, Bangkok

SE Asia 2014 Day 19

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November 23rd 2014
This morning we get a much-appreciated chance to sleep in a bit. We have breakfast at the hotel and leave at 9:30 for the airport, which is no more than 20 minutes away. A second look at Siem Reap's relatively new airport: it's small and completely modern but has clever traces of ancient building styles incorporated into the design. We say our goodbyes to Sinat and enter the bureaucratic labyri ... 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