Taking a walk away from the hype

Back in the BKK

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February 24th 2007
Jason and I weren't finished with the Philippines after a week, so we decided to extend our stay by one more week, scrap our tickets back to Malaysia and just head straight to Bangkok. It was wonderful to be back in Bangkok after all this time. Bangkok has its many charms, to name a few; the best known bartering mecca in SE Asia, deliciously flavourful MSG-loaded pad thai on the streets of khao sa ... 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