Jul 8, 2009 - Bangkok

Hey everyone - We arrived in Bangkok and got to our friends at about 12:30 am but weren't smart enough to go right to bed and sat up and talked until 3 am - so we continued to be jet lagged for several days after. ... Happy 4th of july!! We enjoyed a great market (ate fried grasshoppers) and saw the royal temple the next day.Hey everyone - We arrived in Bangkok and got to our friends at about 12:30 am but weren't smart enough to go right to bed and sat up and talked until 3 am - so we continued to be jet lagged for several days after. ... Happy 4th of july!! We enjoyed a great market (ate fried grasshoppers) and saw the royal temple the next day....

Jul 6, 2009 - Koh Samui and Bangkok

Our Thai visa was only a few days away from expiring at this point and because we would have to fly through Bangkok to get to Cambodia we thought it would be a great time to stay a few days and check it out. ... We ended up spending three days together there and it sure made Bangkok memorable for us. ... Bangkok was unlike any other city we have been to in the way that they have stalls selling anything you want anywhere you go anytime you go there. ... Bangkok is definitely the city to go to in Asia for the shopper in the family. ...

Jun 30, 2009 - Bangkok markets

They are about 75 kilometres out of Bangkok, and we again used the services of the hotel car. ... The Floating Markets give you some idea of how shopping was done in Bangkok, along the canals. ... His house built in Bangkok is actually 6 teak houses. ...

Jun 25, 2009 - Bangkok - bridges and cats

It's amazing how many dogs there are roaming around, not just in the outer reaches of the city and into the countryside, but in the centre of Bangkok as well. ... It was a long day and we still had the bus ride back to the city to get through – not to mention the nightmare of Bangkok traffic! ...

Jun 24, 2009 - Bangkok, Thailand, the homeward leg

Here we are in Bangkok after an uneventful flight – mostly anyway. ... Probably explains why I am a little more incoherent than usual! Bangkok is an amazing place and the traffic has to be seen to believed. ... So we hopped into his a/c car and off we went into the Bangkok traffic. ... Bangkok traffic seems to be in peak conditions all the time. ... The Chakri Group built in 1882 (also centenary year for Bangkok), has a central throne room and two wings. ...

Jun 6, 2009 - Bangkok

Bangkok isn't always as bad as Khao San looks at 2 in the morning. ... Then we understood why: Vietnamese visas, which usually run around 30-60 US, was going to cost us $95 each, and we would have to stick around Bangkok until Monday to pick them up. ... We're leaving Bangkok today on a sleeper train to Chiang Mai. ... We've only heard good things about Chiang Mai and I can't wait to get out of the heavy exhaust and mysterious smells of Bangkok. ...

Jun 5, 2009 - Off to Bangkok

Yesterday we spent our last day in Hong Kong wandering around Kowloon again. The plane wasn't busy though so we just snagged our own rows and slept (we almost didn't get off at Bangkok and would have ended up in Ethiopia!) So far, Bangkok has been a disappointment. ... Bangkok looks a little better this morning than it did last night, but not really by much, still getting hassled everywhere we go. ... We plan on getting out of here as soon as we can get a sleeper train out of here.Yesterday we spent our last day in Hong Kong wandering around Kowloon again. The plane wasn't busy though so we just snagged our own rows and slept (we almost didn't get off at Bangkok and would have ended up in Ethiopia!) So far, Bangkok has been a disappointment. ... Bangkok looks a little better this morning than it did last night, but not really by much, still getting hassled everywhere we go. ... We plan on getting out of here as soon as we can get a sleeper train out of here....

Jun 4, 2009 - Geheime Mission in Bangkok

Nach erlebnisreichen Tagen in Downunder wird nun in den asiatischen Teil des Landes aufgebrochen - Bangkok - Eine verblüffende Stadt, die viel zu bieten hat. ... Es werden einmal tausend Imitate von bekannten Brands geshoppt.Nach erlebnisreichen Tagen in Downunder wird nun in den asiatischen Teil des Landes aufgebrochen - Bangkok - Eine verblüffende Stadt, die viel zu bieten hat. ... Es werden einmal tausend Imitate von bekannten Brands geshoppt....

May 29, 2009 - Day 22: Lasting impressions (BKK)

Today will be my last night in Bangkok and I have to say it was an experience I wont soon forget. ... I am quite honestly shopped out and refuse to take one more ride on one of those extremely crowded sky-train carriages, but I must confess the time I spent doing it was enjoyable and unexpectedly gave me some insight into the cosmopolitan culture of modern Bangkok. ... Tomorrow I head for Chiang Mai, a place I know and love already and cannot wait to experience it from a more free-hearted and nomadic point of view.Today will be my last night in Bangkok and I have to say it was an experience I wont soon forget. ... I am quite honestly shopped out and refuse to take one more ride on one of those extremely crowded sky-train carriages, but I must confess the time I spent doing it was enjoyable and unexpectedly gave me some insight into the cosmopolitan culture of modern Bangkok. ... Tomorrow I head for Chiang Mai, a place I know and love already and cannot wait to experience it from a more free-hearted and nomadic point of view....

May 26, 2009 - Bangkok - Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha

After about five trips to Bangkok I finally got to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). ... Well worth it.After about five trips to Bangkok I finally got to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). ... Well worth it....

May 26, 2009 - Day 19: Bangkok

Yesterday I arrived in the Thai capital and big-city of Bangkok. ... It wasn't as easy as I had hoped but luckily I got some directions and it was only a slightly bewildering venture to my Bangkok home. ... Soup lunch It is truly a wonder how such beautiful scenery can survive in such a polluted and seemingly unkind habitat such as Bangkok city, but then it probably reflects more on the stereotypes I have imprinted in my expectations rather than the people themselves. ...

May 4, 2009 - Bankok

Pretty wiped out. New recommendation if you have a brief layover in Bangkok and want to stay near the airport. ... S.Pretty wiped out. New recommendation if you have a brief layover in Bangkok and want to stay near the airport. ... S....