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Bangkok... Alongside such evocative utterances as Bombay, Baghdad and Timbuktu... Bangkok created in our childhood imaginations an uncanny sensation of far away exoticism... A mythical place... And how can reality ever hope to live up to that billing...?
In this photo, a detail in gold leaf from Bangkok's most famous monastery, Wat Phra Kaew... |
|  | While it never quite captures the essence of those half buried dreams, the modern Bangkok of the 21st century is an excellent nexus for vagabonds crisscrossing Asia, filled with great restaurants, wonderful locals, tons of shopping and plenty of sights to see... |
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chicabonita Sat Jul 12, 2008 17:54 UTC
Great page, Thanks | shintarojon Sat May 20, 2006 10:19 UTC
amazing pages!! greetings from islands philippines | ssolar23 Tue Nov 22, 2005 00:19 UTC
Very interesting page you have made. I hope my trip to thailand and Cambodia from this weekend would be wonderful too. | anne_vdns Thu Mar 24, 2005 07:01 UTC
thanks for your comment on my homepage. i see you frequent asia. be safe on your travels! |
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