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Bangkok

There is a lot of bad press out about Bangkok being a seedy town and it is, especially around the foreigner areas, but overall I thought it was more scenic than expected. After arriving by a combination of taxi and train from Siem Reap we had a taxi take us to Kao San road (not sure if I...

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zachel on May 1, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: Zack and Rachel's Asian Chronicles

Bangkok

We finally arrived

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thailandtawas on April 27, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: 28 Days in Thailand

Bangkok

I didn't have high expectations for Bangkok which is probably just as well. The heat is ridiculous and keeps you in a constant state of sticky discomfort while the city itself seems to have very little to get excited about. Until night falls... After dark Bangkok gives birth to seedy clusters of...

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steve_stamp on April 26, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: The art of being lost

Beasties in Bangkok

Our last full day in Bangkok meant shopping again, but this time for Joanne's camera and a laptop for me. We hoped to get a mini-laptop (or webbook, I think they are also called), which we had seen lots of people with, so that some of my blogging time could be in nicer locations than...

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The Happy Couple on April 25, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

The pretty bits of Bangkok

The next day we were determined to knuckle down, so we got up early (as if we had a choice) to find new lodgings, and located a cheaper place back from Khaosan (really this time). We headed out again to see the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and the Reclining Buddha, and Wat Phra Kaew and the Emerald...

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The Happy Couple on April 22, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Travel time!

School’s Summer holidays run from mid March to the beginning of May! My Thai friends, Krungthai and Pan and what’s left of the Irish (Heno) have picked up along the way John - a Yorkshire man, and they are all now in Pai (in northern Thailand). So, I take an overnight train to Chang Mai and in...

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Yee Ling Tang on April 22, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: the break

Indian visa and electronics shopping in Bangkok

That evening we gave the buckets a miss because we had to get to the Indian Embassy next day, so we decided to have an early night and then the family waking us early would be no problem. We hadn't counted on the band playing heavy metal covers until nearly 2am. The next morning we were...

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The Happy Couple on April 21, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Vegetarianism and Violence in Bangkok

The next morning we were woken again early by the family who run our guesthouse. I don't understand why you would run a business like that. We tried to sleep through the noise which eventually quietened down about 9am. The result of this is that we were too late to apply for our Indian...

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The Happy Couple on April 20, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Bangkok and Khaosan Orientation

When we arrived from Sukhothai at Bangkok Northern Bus Station, our guidebook told us which local buses would take us to Khaosan Road, which we had decided to stay near, but no on. However, where we alighted, there was no sign of any local buses and no obvious way of getting information:...

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The Happy Couple on April 19, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon