Thailand

New Years with a Bang

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January 5th 2007
Hey all. I hope everone's new yrs went off with a bang like ours. In case u hadn't heard, Bangkok was the scene of 8 bombs new yrs eve and like many foreigners here in Bangkok, we were oblivious to the fact. Earlier in the night I saw what I thought to be drug sniffing dogs patroling Khao San Rd and an increased police presence to keep the peace in case things got out of hand. Nothing out of the o ... 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