Survive & Thrive in Korea
The night bazaar specializes in providing anything and everything you could possibly want in the way of souvenirs. From smallest, cheapest, trinket to huge hand carved pieces of furniture you can have it all if you wander the twisting rows of the bazaar. The night bazaar borders Lumphini Park. From my hotel it was a […]
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One destination firmly entrenched in my travel plans was Khao San road. After all the stories, books, and films about this infamous street in Bangkok I was expecting a trashy run down back alley or worn buildings filled with sketchy backpackers cruising for easy sex, strung out druggies, and shady shopkeepers eager to get one […]
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Lumphini Park received its name after the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal. The park maintains its place as the oasis in a city sadly lacking much needed green spaces. On my way to Lumphini, around eleven in the morning, I was cautioned by a concerned citizen who insisted that I would be robbed, raped, […]
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The Mae Nam Chao Phraya River cuts a swath through Bangkok allowing easy access to the north and south of the city during heavy traffic jam days. It’s a big old lazy sprawling river, much like the Mississippi but possibly a tad muddier. My first river adventure happened because a random guy on the street […]
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On the lookout for different and exciting diversions I came across the Queen Savahba memorial institute otherwise known as the snake farm. Established in 1923 the snake farm became the second such establishment in the known world to provide vaccinations to poisonous snake bites. They continue that service today, preparing ant venom for some of […]
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I began my first full day in Bangkok with an eager determination ready to take on the city. Armed with my camera and a Lonely Planet, I began by walking the streets around my hotel in Silom. In Bangkok I stayed in one of the popular areas known as Silom. Two popular thoroughfares run the […]
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