Tag: Bangkok
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Thailand Part 2: Chiang Mai and Kanchanabury: Coffee, zip lining and tigers oh my!
And this is part two of my travels through Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai and Kanchanabury. You can read part one here. Chiang Mai is a lovely little city, said to be the intellectual centre and former capital of the old kingdom. We stayed at a beautiful and cheap place called Namkhong Hotel which was just…
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Thailand Part 1: Bangkok and Phuket: Excess and The Art of Eight Limbs
Thailand bracketed my entire south east Asian trip. I flew in from Korea in March and flew out to Taipei in June. I only visited 4 cities: Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Kanchanabury. The only way to capture Thailand’s awesomeness is two cut it up into two parts. Part one is about the craziness that…
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Day 1: April 4th, 2010 – Bangkok, Thailand to Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Eating pad Thai at the Cambodian-Thai border. It dawned on me that the more you travel, the more you begin to understand how other people view the world. For example, using chop sticks. Every time I use chopsticks, some Asian invariably compliments me. But would we compliment them on using a fork and knife? Probably not.…
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Day 0: April 3rd, 2010 – Bangkok, Thailand
Nervous. Haven’t bought a video camera yet even though I saw a pretty good deal at the airport. Thinking about heading to Pantip Plaza to see what other deals there are. Haven’t thought of a game for Monday yet when I’m supposed to start volunteering at the orphanage, but there are lots I can choose…