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Hotels in Chinatown Bangkok
Bangkok Chinatown Hotels, as the name suggests is a neighbourhood in Bangkok largely occupied by Chinese. A part of China Town is also known as ‘little India’ where you can come across several Indian immigrants’, primarily engaged in the textile trade. Chinatown is best explored on foot since there is plenty to see and do. Make sure
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The Top 10 Things To Do In Bangkok
The Top 10 list of things to do for first time travellers to Bangkok. I have tried to cover just the most popular, however just being in Bangkok is an experience on it’s own, and you will know this the from the moment that you arrive at the airport. Top Ten Things to Do in
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Sukhumvit Road – Bangkok
Sukhumvit Road is best known as the longest road in Bangkok and the world. You can actually travel all the way from Bangkok to the Cambodian border on Sukhumvit Rd. Sukhumvit Road is also considered to be the best known and affluent area in Bangkok due to the post World War II commerical developments and
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Bangkokians Labor 45 Minutes For A Big Mac
Bangkok an expat dream destination? Depends on some factors. According to the research Prices & Earnings by Swiss bank UBS you have to work 45 minutes in Bangkok to be able to buy a Big Mac, that’s a few minutes more than the global average of 37 minutes. By contrast, workers earning the net wage
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Ask The Locals
Once in a while absolutely mirrors a Bangkok story that’s worthwhile. Here’s another one picked from off-beat travel site Peter Greenberg; a site that describes Bangkok as “OK, it’s a cliché, but Bangkok is a marvelously eclectic city that is worth at least one visit in your lifetime.” “The city is steeped in ancient tradition
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Your Typical Bangkok Food Intake?
Hardly a foreigner who arrives in Thailand be it for work, to fulfill one’s own Disneyland dreams or to simply lead a peaceful life can keep his or her waistline. Epicurean temptations are plentiful, the heat makes you rather lethargic and the climate is not too encouraging for outdoor sports anyway. Worst though, even if
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Tidbits: Size Matters, Most Expensive Prawn, The Banyan Tree
Size matters? Think again. Big is beautiful? To cut a long story short: Until very recently I was the proud owner of a top-notch Olympus DSLR e-system with the best glass money can buy and an accumulated weight of 5.5 kilograms. Not that handy if you love Bangkok street photography and snaps. Well, it’s all
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The Big Mango Index ’09
Did again the walk through those Bangkok supermarkets, what a pain, but here we go, the Big Mango index ’09 is ready. For what it’s worth. Compared to last year’s virgin ’08 index a Heineken got only slightly more expensive, but whereas a pack of Orchid butter cost some 48 baht a year ago, the
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Kings Of Fakes
“Is that a real fake?” With that question you can easily embarrass a local belle who sports a brand new fake Gucci or Louis Vuitton or whatever bag. Because the question sounds like: “Is that one real?” Fakes of everything have become an integral part of Thai consumer and other goods. Industrial-style for that. A
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Bargains Anyone? Here’s The Soft Launch Of Thai DealZ
Still beta and a pure fun project, have a look at absolutely Bangkok.com‘s latest offspring Thai Dealz. Yes, despite politics and crisis, life can be a steal in Bangkok. You don’t have to be a Cheap Charlie to appreciate a decent bargain. Stop by now and then for latest offers. Or submit a hot Dealz
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