Heat and Discombobulation: Arriving in Bangkok
After a problem-free transit ride from the airport, we went in search of our hotel, having taken note of a comment on their website that it was ‘not that easy […]
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With Love from Bangkok
For Valentine’s Day, some hearts and flowers in Bangkok’s Lumpini Park.
Travel Theme: Buying Sparkling Rubies in Thailand
Who wants to go to Thailand, the land of a thousand gem scams, and buy some rubies? I do, I do! First off, I am not talking about buying high […]
An ‘Art’ Mall: BACC (Bangkok Art & Culture Centre)
After spending the previous day dragging Al through Bangkok’s malls in a failed search for the city’s art scene, it was time for more research. This search resulted in web site called theculturetrip*. […]
Searching for Art in Bangkok’s Malls
It was my turn to pick the excursion so I dragged Al to a mall in my search for Bangkok’s art scene. I had been lured there by this marvelous poster about an […]
Travel Theme: Colourful Bangkok
Here is some bright colours from Bangkok to liven up these dark and dreary November days. A dragon mosaic on a temple in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Another cheery dragon cleverly fabricated […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Details on the King’s Cars
In the Royal Carriage Museum in Dusit Park, Bangkok, there are an array of antique vehicles with some unique-to-Thailand detailing. The humanoid bird that appears on the back of the car is Garuda, […]
Taking the BTS, Bangkok Sky Train
At times the Bangkok traffic is so horrendous that chances are pretty good it may have been faster to walk rather than take a taxi. This traffic, viewed from the overpass […]
Chatuchak Market, Bangkok’s Weekend Market
Without anything pressing to do we spent our second day in Bangkok at the Chatuchak (or Jatujak) Weekend Market. It was a fantastic market, with tons of unique items, and I can’t believe it’s […]
Off for Crab at our Favourite Restaurant in Bangkok
SIX YEARS AGO: December 2, 2007. After five and a half weeks of travelling through Laos and Cambodia we finally arrived back in Bangkok. The traffic was horrendous. It was so bad that it took […]
