A weekend trip to Bangkok is a temporary escape into fantasy. The services here that cater to tourists are so good and the prices so low that one can live lavishly at middle-class prices. Bangkok is where I’ve stayed at five star hotels and indulged … Read More →
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Celadon is off the hook
I admit I’m no expert on Thai cuisine. I’ve only been to Bangkok twice, for a total of six days, and I’m used to eating the cloyingly sweet, greasy stuff they try to pass off as Thai food back in San Francisco. But delicious is … Read More →
The luxury of doing nothing in Bangkok
The first time I went to Bangkok, I got the checklist out of the way. I toured the bejeweled spectacle that is the Imperial Palace, check; I mingled with backpackers from around the world on Kao San Road, check; I paid respect to Jim Thompson … Read More →
Adventures on the Chao Phraya
I was supposed to lay by the hotel pool or duck into an air-conditioned mall or maybe get another massage. This is my bubble in Bangkok. But a friend, JB, a former resident of Bangkok, suggested that I take a ferry up the Chao Phraya to … Read More →