"All Thai'd Up" a Bangkok Travel Page by gypsysoul73

My expectations of Thailand were sky high. How could it not be with all the fuss about 'Asia's top tourist destination' all over the internet and travel magazines? What makes Thailand so unique and so alluring? I believe that this can be attributed to the fact that it is the only SE Asian country never colonised by a foreign power, leaving it with a culture so pure and a nationalism so omnipresent. Thailand's culture is the espresso to our café latté, undiluted, strong and robust.

Bangkok is a sensory hurricane. If you can look beyond the scorching heat and humidity and insane traffic, you'll see what all the fuss is about. Where else can you find multi-colored tuk-tuks racing past bright pink taxis, gold chedis (or stupa) piercing the skies juxtaposed with hawker carts selling toe-curlingly delicious street fare, and sleazy girly bars flanked by curious farangs (foreigners) alongside a market where one can buy items such as children's clothes and bags, fiery hot curries tamed by sweet mangoes and sticky rice.