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  • Miel DegangAzië
    Day112

    Bangkok

    January 9, 2017 in Thailand

    We zitten al een week in Bangkok. Het is een moderne wereldstad, die vanalles te bieden heeft: van fancy malls met poepchique cinema's tot go-go bars met 'pingpongshows' (niet voor gevoelige kijkers). En dan zijn er natuurlijk ook nog de tempels :).

    Ondertussen hebben we helaas afscheid moeten nemen van Laura's gezin, met wie we de feestdagen doorbrachten. Nu zitten we in een Airbnb (zelf nog eens koken!) en woensdag vertrekken we naar Myanmar.

    Gelukkig nieuwjaar voor iedereen!!    Read more

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  • Katalin SzecsenyiThailand, Cambodia, Vietnam
    Day29

    Jim Thompson House

    January 4, 2015 in Thailand

    Day 04
    Ma itt kezdtuk a napot. Jim Thompson egy amerikai építész volt, aki Bangkokba költözött és az 1950-60/as években felvirágoztatta a thai selyemipart. E mellett megszállott műgyüjtő volt, és tulajdonképpen 6 eredeti thai házat hozatott vidékről Bangkokba, építetett egybe és rendezett be gyönyörűen.
    Nem a legeslegfontosabb bangkoki látványosság, de nekem sokkal jobban tetszett mint a kéregetőkkel, árusokkal, millió más turistával teli bármely emlékmű.Read more

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  • Tim SpenglerThailand-Malaysia-Singapur
    Day2

    Hallo Bangkok!

    March 2, 2017 in Thailand

    Nach einem gefühlt ewig langen Marsch durch die kleine Gassen Bangkoks, in denen eine Menge los war, kamen wir zu einem rießigen Einkaufszentrum. Nach einer langen Suche einer Lokalität für das Abendessen, wurden wir fündig und schlossen den Tag mit kulinarischen Köstlichkeiten ab
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  • Vander WondersThailand
    Day1

    Spy or silk tycoon

    February 5, 2017 in Thailand

    Last stop for the day is the Jim Thompson house.

    When I first heard that we are coming here I was not really that excited to see some western dudes house. But it was pretty cool, Mr. Jim Thompson, as the guide calls him, was an architect who basically revolutionized the silk industry for Thailand.

    He moved here shortly after the second world war after doing his duty for the US army in the war. He then saw the potential of silk and was the first person to market silk from Thailand in the US. This not only made him a very wealthy man in Thailand but also did wonders for the Thai economy.

    He designed a house thats a hybrid between western and thai building styles and he collected all sorts buddha art.

    Here is the kicker, he mysteriously disappeared about 50 years ago somewhere in Malaysia whilst on holiday with friends. There are several theories about his disappearance, the one I think is most plausible is that he was a US spy and his time in Thailand was over.

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  • Thailand 2018
    Day26

    Day 25

    October 10 in Thailand

    Tja, plötzlich geht alles so schnell!
    Vor gut 1,5 Wochen hatten wir das Gefühl, dass wir schon ewig auf Koh Chang sind und heute war unser letzter ganzer Tag in Bangkok.

    Nach dem Frühstück ging es zu Fuss in die Shopping Mall Siam Discovery (dort befindet sich u.a. „Jamie‘s Italian Bangkok“ vom berühmten TV-Koch Jamie Oliver). Die Shopping Malls in Bangkok sind unvorstellbar riesig, solches kennen wir in der Schweiz gar nicht! Jedes Einzelne haben wir rauf und runter, kreuz und quer abgeklappert.

    50 Meter weiter ist die nächste Shopping Mall, das Siam Center (gilt als Asien‘s beste Shopping Mall). Wieder das gleiche Schauspiel wie im Siam Discovery, sprich wieder etliche Schritte absolvieren.

    Das dritte im Bunde war das Siam Paragon. Auch rauf und runter, kreuz und quer. Da meine Füsse so langsam in den Schlappen schmerzten, musste neues Schuhwerk her (quasi wie ein Reifenstopp in der Formel 1). Da überall SALE bis zu 70% war, erwarb ich bei Skeckers zwei bequeme Paar Schuhe zu einem tollen Preis!

    Als alle Siam Shopping Malls durchgearbeitet waren, ging es zurück Richtung Hotel, mit einem Zwischenstopp im MBK Center. Es galt dort noch Geschenke für zu Hause einzukaufen.

    Am Abend gingen wir zum bereits erwähnten Jamie‘s Italian Bangkok. Das Essen schmeckte ausgezeichnet.

    Im Hotel packten wir schon mal die grossen Koffer und jetzt geht es schlafen. Müde sind wir definitiv, da wir heute über 9.5 Kilometer gelaufen sind!

    Morgen fliegen wir um 12:45 Uhr Ortszeit von Bangkok nach Zürich (= 07:45 Uhr Schweizer Zeit) und landen um 19:30 Uhr in der Schweiz.

    Gute Nacht / Ratree sawat    Read more

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  • Claire and KarstenSouth-East Asia
    Day129

    Thailand wrap-up

    January 29, 2015 in Thailand

    - There is this thing here called "playing the Chang lottery". Apparently the alcohol content of beer isn't regulated. So you never really know what you gonna get. Watery or strong. So sometimes 4 beers can do you in :-D
    Chang means elephant and is the main beer brand.

    - Bangkok's full name is 168 characters long and is the longest city name in the world. It reads "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udom Ratchaniwet Maha Sathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit" which means "City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Visvakarman at Indra’s behest"

    - you can find a 7eleven shop every 100m (except if you are looking for one ;)

    - there are overweight people in Thailand. Indicating a bigger wealth than other southeast asian countries

    - cats and dogs are often dressed up with little sweaters or costumes

    - the Thais love their king. It is not simply the official pictures in golden frames on the side of each big road or placed in front of important buildings, that could be pure megalomania, but they do have t-shirts or pictures in the rear view mirror with his face, or have a book about him second in the top 10 best sellers

    - people were generally smiling and eager to help, genuinely friendly

    - in Thai you add the word "kaa" as a mark of respect at the end of a sentence. You hear it quite a lot ;).    Read more

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  • blue penguinMy long way to New Zealand
    Day214

    Bangkok

    December 2, 2015 in Thailand

    We had a great time in Bangkok. For the first few days we swam in a rooftop pool with a great view at our couchsurfer's place :)
    On the 5th of December is the birthday of the king. So like everyone else, we got ourselves a yellow t-shirt and enjoyed free food, drink, fireworks and Ali even got a free haircut!

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  • Jen and KevinJen and Kevin's World Trip
    Day187

    Bangkok with family!

    March 4, 2015 in Thailand

    When attending my cousins wedding in Bangkok last year, I found out that I have extended family in Bangkok! My uncle Tien Peng ( my Dad's cousin) and my two beautiful cousins. They took us to an fancy dinner in a famous Thai fushion restaurant! So great to see them again!

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  • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
    Day183

    Bangkok

    October 19, 2015 in Thailand

    Neither of us slept well in the hot house that was our bedroom. The air was thick and still whilst noises of the city and an archaic pluming system rattled around us. Admittedly it was not solely these conditions that deterred our bodies from falling into deep sleep. The impending homecoming, with its sense of both ending and beginning, brought an excitement that whirled in our minds and bubbled beneath our skin.

    Walking along the pavement (a novel experience after Vietnam), slick and shining with the early morning rain, we marvelled at the scale of the shopping malls that lined the streets. Towering upward with broad colourful signage to denote their brand, we detoured into these mountains of glitz, waltzing past giant cartoon sculptures and shining fashion displays. The scale and opulence was like nothing else we had seen in South East Asia and was somewhat comparable to parts of Las Vegas, minus the casinos. As with Trang Tien Plaza in Hanoi, there were no real bargains to be found and some of the prices in recognisable stores were even higher than back home (shirt in Topshop £90?!)

    Our turning heels squeaked on the over polished floor as we took ourselves to what we had heard described as the 'working class mall' of Bangkok - MBK. This description is due to its layout being more like a market with thousands of makeshift stalls selling unbranded or fake branded clothing items at prices more in line with the average local salary. With limited finances the opportunity to replace some of our clothes, brutalised by 6 months backpacking, interested us.

    After a day of much haggling for items that will likely disintegrate on their first wash, we met with Freddie, our friend from Stray who 'hopped off' the bus in Ho Chi Minh City.

    Whilst our backpacking styles differ somewhat (Freddie was holding a signature Starbucks coffee, sporting a new haircut and staying in the Holiday Inn) he is very likeable and it was great to catch up on our respective adventures since we parted 3 weeks ago.

    Freddie was in Bangkok to continue his own round the world trip by flying to Bali tomorrow before travelling to New Zealand and beyond. We wish him the very best on his travels and hope to see him back home once he returns next year!    Read more

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  • Wandering WordSmithSoutheast Asia sensation
    Day3

    Off the beaten Bangkok track

    February 26, 2017 in Thailand

    I met up with my old school friend Vicky a couple of days ago who lives here in Bangkok, she took me to an island nearby popular with Thai tourists. They call it Bangkok's 'Green Lung' because of it's open spaces and relatively fresh air compared to the city.

    After messing around with a taxi driver who definitely didn't know where he was going and getting increasingly angry because of this fact, we eventually arrived at the little port that takes you to the island. We hopped on a tiny boat for five minutes and arrived ashore where we hired a bike for the day and went to explore. The island was really nice with friendly locals and pretty scenery. It was good to be able to go somewhere a little off the tourist track too. There was a great little market selling all sorts of odds and ends and a lot of weird looking food. We bought a tasty little savoury snack which was hotter than the sun, and appropriately named them 'mouthburners'.

    I also had some traditional Thai boat noodles (named because a lady cooks them in a boat) which were delicious followed by a massage, which to be honest wasn't the most relaxing thing as they seemed to want to put me in all sorts of odd positions - less massage more workout!

    We cycled a bit further around and came to a tree-house bar and chilled out for a while there. I had some Mango sticky rice which was absolutely amazing, before meandering our way to the exit and jumped on the little boat again to head back to the hustle and bustle of Bangkok.

    We had a swim in Vicky's apartment swimming pool which overlooked the city before going for some dinner - according to the restaurant I had the fifth best Pad Thai dish in the world, slightly odd stat, but it was very tasty - I couldn't tell you where the number one best Pad Thai in the world is though, and neither could they).

    I headed back to my hostel in Bangkok's Uber equivalent taxi, although I wasn't sure if the driver's very loud singing was an included part of the Thai service!    Read more

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