Posts Tagged "Bangkok"

Bangkok Street Treat

Posted by on Dec 23, 2011 in Culinary Journeys | Comments Off on Bangkok Street Treat

Bangkok Street Treat

My Bangkok trip couldn’t have been complete without tasting food in its back streets. Modest that I was in my expenses planned for this trip, the last few Bahts were left behind for me to sample the ever-popular street food the Bangkok is famous for.  For that ,it was Sukhumvit. I had just one evening to spare to experience food the Bangkok way..stand in front of carts, order what pleases the eye, and have the vendor create your dish right in front of you. Since my crisp little hotel was in Sukhumvit Soi 22, I ventured one evening walking from Soi to Soi, and stopped wherever my nose and...

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Not a Cock & Bull Story: This Bangkok!

Posted by on Dec 21, 2011 in Travel Tales | 4 comments

Not a Cock & Bull Story: This Bangkok!

A place is often what you make out of it. It’s strange that when I was choosing a destination to break-away from the monotony of sound and being busy all the time, I chose Bangkok. I chose Bangkok, even when I knew that tranquility is probably not what Bangkok is famous for- rest of Thailand, perhaps,yes..but not Bangkok. Thailand- it’s well known for drawing in tourists, backpackers and sight-seers from all over the globe. There are bustling city streets, swanky upscale restaurants and popular amusement parks for families. But there is another side to Bangkok – a more personal side, a...

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