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Travel Blogs from Bangkok

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A travel blog entry by nikhil_jennifer

Arrived in Bangkok around 3am feeling awful but felt better when we checked into a really nice hotel thanks to Nik's dad!
Spent our first day visiting many temples – got a water taxi up the river which was very high and choppy due to the floods. Started at the Grand Palace and the temple of the Emerald Buddha which was very grand and …

Sky(train)fall

A travel blog entry by matfloyd

... friends and great travel mates, and I’d hate to think our paths won’t cross again someday.

Dan and I took our seats for the film, and to our delight, the Thai’s play their national anthem and a video montage of their kings life before every film, everyone stands and pays respect, it was a really great show of patriotism that I wish we could do in our country without idiotic do-gooders claiming it is ...

Travel day

A travel blog entry by thamitastouch

... in one piece. It goes back to its original shape so this must be rubber. I go back to my table and two curious tourists had been watching me. I think they are German. I say "rubber tree!" And "no tour guide needed!" And they mention they were wondering if it were rubber. NOTE: the rubber smells awful. Very distinct smell but I cannot post what I am thinking. Just know that men avoid it like the plague! More ...

Siem reap and the temples of Angkor

A travel blog entry by jackforman

... There are also wild monkeys that live in and around the temples and my absolute favourite moment of the trip so far, was when we pulled up at the second temple - with an ice lolly each to cool down - a monkey jumped into the tuk tuk and grabbing the ice lolly out of my hand! But, not satisfied, then went to find Lizzy who had already run out of the tuk tuk, and leapt back in shock as Lizzy threw the ice lolly up in the air with a loud shriek, much to the ...

Bangkok and The Bridge over the River Kwai

A travel blog entry by kev-buxton

Wednesday 29th August to Monday 3rd September, 2012

In an attempt to get up to date with my blog which are now running at least 6 weeks behind, I am going to have to do relatively short entries and post more photo's.

I arrived in Bangkok on the evening of the Wednesday and headed for my hotel which was called the Thai Cozy House Hotel. The hotel was ideally located just 2 streets back from the Khaosan ...