Bangkok street scene

sa wat dii khap!

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March 23rd 2007
Hello in Thai! The train ride from Bangkok to Ayathaya was not too bad. I fell asleep for a bit and woke up paranoid that I missed my stop. Luckily I didn't. I tried communicating w/ another group of travelers who seemed friendly untill they found out I was American. They (French maybe?) scoffed at me and turned away. Whatever. We have a pretty bad reputation due to our governments' policies a ... 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