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Singapore - Malacca - Bangkok

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December 28th 2016
Since I last wrote I've moved about a bit. Spent a couple more days in Penang before moving on to Singapore for a long weekend. Its always been a bit more pricey than the rest of Asia but seems even worse now. Not sure if its inflation or the fact that the pounds worth the same as the matabeli gumbo bead. Stopped in at the famous Raffles hotel long bar with the intention of having a Singapore s ... 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