http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Thailand , Central Thailand , Bangkok en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:23 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:23 +0000 I set out from Madison around 7 in the morning on Monday to catch the bus to the airport. I had two connecting flights to catch in Chicago and Tokyo for a total of roughly 20 hours in the air with some layover time in between. My flight out of Chicago was delayed by about 2 hours due to a maintenance problem with our original plane that required a change of gates.On the plus side while moving t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-787197.html Oh ThailandThis was probably my favorite trip we39ve taken in the two years we39ve been out here.We got a little bit of everything a big vibrant city northern lands with elephants and beautiful beachesAfter a brief 2 night stay in Bangkok we flew north to Chiang Mai. I loved Chiang Mai as soon as I stepped outside the airport. The weather was reminiscent of a summer day in Northern Cal http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-786725.html Near Bangkok there are other interesting places worth a visit.In the huge canal system surrounding Bangkok there are several floating markets. We visited one of them namely Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. When you see pictures of these markets on the internet you usually see the wooden canoes filled with multicoloured fruits and vegetables and the Thai women wearing straw hats. All this was n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-786488.html Here we go http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-786206.html Os avioes tem destas coisas...catapultamnos para outras realidades como maquinas do espaco.Acabo de limpar as remelas levantome do chao do aeroporto e meio incredulo meio curioso comeco a ver ja gente diferente de olhos em bico e roupa ocidental. Na face das pessoas lese calma e gentileza.Estou em Bangkok e sinto que sei andar aqui como se estivesse em casa. Tudo tao bonitinho e apresenta http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-786134.html Siam Center the Urban Art39s storage why so Well people do you love urban art Do you love fashion Urban style You will be glad to visit Siam Center. This mall...or I could say these malls as you know Siam is a location that full with mallsback to Siam Center this mall caught my attention because it was accommodating art from head to toe. As you can witness yourself from my pictures http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-785390.html Hier ein Paar Bilder vom Trip http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-784556.html Zunaechst mal wird mein Vater heute 55 also Happy Birthday Papa und alles Gute fuer das kommende Jahr DSascha und ich sind nun in Bangkok angekommen vor zwei Naechten um 1 Uhr nachts. Kaum im Hotelzimmer sind wir los ins Nachtleben seit 2 Monaten hatten wir beide nicht mehr richtig gefeiert und hatten viel Feierenergie aufgestaut Nachdem der erste super volle Club dann um 4 zu gemacht ha http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-784522.html This is not my first trip to Bangkok and I doubt that this will ever be the last as well. It is always fun to have such short getaway to a shopping paradise.Anyway this is my friend39s first trip hence I wanna try to make it such that he will get to see as much of Bangkok as possible as well as to let this be a selfrecovery trip for myself. For things had been tough and I needed this sho http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-784134.html I have traveled throughout Thailand and most of Southeast Asia exstensively since 1993 and have seen the region change and prosper. What I have learned and grown with are the friends people and clients that have been with me from my first trip.The dollar and the cost of living enabled me to stay in the finest hotels on that continent and to have realized the quality and craftmanship of clothing http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-783989.html I am trying to see if its possible to upload from my iPad.I am so excited and hope to see that I can continue to blog just using my iPad.Update The blogging was alright. But the format didn39t come out the way I wanted it.This post was blogged on May 2nd 2013 however to have a better flow on the list of journals. It was reposted as Jan 4th 2013. AMPHAWA BANGKOKI39ll be blogging i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-783978.html Well I39m safely in Bangkok and met up with Chris with no stress or complications. I did perform my biggest cockup for a couple of months though by leaving my ATM card in the machine at the airport. It was bound to happen at some point. Happily I have been able to use my reserve card with no stress and it39ll fund my month in Myanmar before I pick up the replacement card in Bangkok in l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-783488.html Hello everyoneToday I finally picked up Wanda from the airport. I already arrived yesterday here in Bangkok and I must say it is quite the experienceUpon arrival for me it was about 5 o39clock and I took an hour long cab ride to the hostel Wanda already booked for the two of us. The guy didn39t turn on the meter but I was too tired to say anything about it. It costed me 400 baht.. The pers http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-782942.html We are now at the end of our journey..or is it just the beginning hmm.We spent 4 days in Koh Chang doing absolutely nothing and loved every second of it. We were feeling slightly burnt out and needed a few days before Bangkok to just chill. Koh Chang is the second largest Thai island after Phuket so there was much to see not that we did That would39ve interrupt our daily layonthebeachan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-782835.html Dj 4 jours Bangkok Je suis en amour avec cette ville J39ai ador le vol avec Qatar Airways Le depart de Montral 23h et l39arrive ici en matine fait que l39on a pratiquement pas ressenti les effets du dcallage horaireDepuis que nous sommes arrivs Emmanuelle Malcolm et moi nous avons fait plein de petites choses et tout se droule selon les plans Nous avons http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-782203.html A few random snippets from to give a flavour of SE Asia and OZSE Asia and Oz from Charles Green on Vimeo.Or you can go to this link don39t worry this one is only 2minutes longhttpvimeo.com64341697 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-781846.html An early start left me thinking i had plenty of time to get stuff sorted before i left.. WRONG I spent an hour an half stressing and turning the house upside downlookig for my driving licience my US390 and more importantly my 5 spare fone batteries. Luckily after help from mum and dad ian and sarah i managed to find everything but my licence.. It was then a quick dash to the airport. 2 Days bef http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-781715.html The Grand Palace is the historical residence of the Kings of the Siam dynasty which is situated in Bangkok Thailand. It is situated right in the heart of the city of Bangkok. It has been the residence of the Kings of the Siam dynasty since the year 1782. The Grand Palace is still the most popular venue for a number of events that is hosted by Bangkok. King Rama I who was the founding father of t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-781496.html Over Chinese New Year my parents flew to Asia and we spent 10 lovely days in sunny Thailand. Here are the pictures of our time in Bangkok. Becky came with us and it was quite exciting because it was her first time going out of China. Bangkok is a crazy city that never sleeps. We arrived extremely late the first night but the streets were filled with people shopping eating out dancing drinking http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-781395.html Nach einer Nacht im Bus waren wir nun wieder in Bangkok. Hier wollten wir Jans Bruder treffen welcher seine Frhlingferien in Thailand verbringt.Zusammen gingen wir am Sonntag zum ChatuchakMarkt welcher der grsste seiner Art weltweit ist. Das Teil ist echt gross und sich verlaufen war vorprogrammiert. Aber wer neue Einrichtungsgegenstnde fr Zuhause braucht oder sich im verhandeln versuc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-781375.html