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How and why to cross the river Kwai
Most everyone has heard of the movie The Bridge Over the River Kwai, but how many of you have seen it or know the stories behind it. With today’s article I take you on a journey to the bridge over the river Kwai and beyond. The first thing you’ll learn, as did I, is that…
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Photos: One night in Bangkok
Just south of Bangkok’s Chinatown a warren of alleys spreads along the waterfront. The city commissioned several artists to do murals and installations. I like to walk cities both during the day and the evening to catch the stark differences between the two.
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Hit and miss on the Bangkok ferries
It was another day of getting lost in Bangkok. As you may remember from a previous story on this visit to Bangkok, I intended to discover some of the less traveled waterways in Bangkok. Today, I wanted to try another of the canal ferries and also go as far north as I could on the…
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Bangkok’s folding market train
I’m not sure how many of you are familiar with the folding market train video. Honestly, I’d seen trains run through the middle of markets in other parts of Asia before, but I didn’t know the Maeklong market was the most famous in the world. When I told my friend Vora I planned to take…
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A remote island getaway just five minutes from Bangkok
It’s funny that the same day I published my story of a remote island paradise just five minutes from Mazatlan, I found another remote island getaway just five minutes from Bangkok. I’d attempted to get to this island twice before: Once to visit the floating market and a second time in an attempt to ride…
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fuSOULageS missing from airplane graveyard
On my last visit, I’d read on Atlas Obscura about an airplane graveyard within the city limits of Bangkok. You can find these in different places around the world, but I thought I’d put it on my list for a future visit since I’d never seen one. With 3 weeks in Bangkok, I had plenty…
