The Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho

Bangkok Baht(er)

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October 14th 2015
The first stop on our journey after jumping continents to get us to our starting point. We intended to use our time here to recover from the long haul and unwind into our travel adventure. When our plans began to firm up many months ago now, the standard of accommodation we should aim for was quite a discussion point. Hostels were tentatively suggested but, in the words of Miss Winehouse, I had ... 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