Thailand: The First Two Weeks
September 4th 2005 Thailand: 'The Land of Smiles' - this is how I had heard the country referred to before I arrived. The mental images that I'd formed from this description were soon dispelled when we reached the border; it would appear that the scowling and abruptness of customs and immigration officials is a global occurrence!
James and I had been a wee bit naughty as we'd crossed into a region of Thailand tha
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