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Thanks for the diary. Your experience of Bangkok was quite different to mine in some ways. I spent more time around the Khao San Road, and visiting temples.  I went on the river boat and the sky train and found a shopping mall, only for a short time, an utter contrast to the rest of Bangkok where I was staying.  

Many people that I traveled with did not like the noise and bustle and dirty air but I loved the place.  The way the heat and the thick air hits you as you take your first step out of the airport, it is unforgettable.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 06:47:22 PM EST
I was most fascinated with the malls that had 5000 stores in them. Now that was nuts. They're basically traditional Asian markets in an American mall enclosure.

Temples got old quick for me; and after Angkor, I'm permanently spoiled. Actually, here in Cambodia, I've actively disliked them - the palace in Phnom Penh is filled with gold Buddhas while desperately poor people beg for money outside the walls.

I liked Kuala Lumpur more than Bangkok, but I think that's because it was the first Asian metropolis I visited (Singapore isn't English but it's too close for me to think of it as Asian).

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Thu Mar 26th, 2009 at 05:06:46 AM EST
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