SouthernKing
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You've made me want to go to Thailand now
I didn't realize they drove on theleftwrong side in Thailand.
You've made me want to go to Thailand now
Lots of motor bikes there.
One of the first things I noticed too. I don't know if I have any videos of this, but at red lights all the motorcycles make their way to the front. Since there's no real traffic laws (heh heh), you can squeeze a motorcycle into tiny spaces and get around cars and stuff. Bangkok's traffic is horrible, I can definitely see the appeal.
I didn't either until I left the airport in a cab and it drove on the left hand side of the road and we didn't die.
One of the first things I noticed too. I don't know if I have any videos of this, but at red lights all the motorcycles make their way to the front. Since there's no real traffic laws (heh heh), you can squeeze a motorcycle into tiny spaces and get around cars and stuff. Bangkok's traffic is horrible, I can definitely see the appeal.
It seems to me that they really like that Buddha fellow.
The show Top Gear had a special in Vietnam which showed a lot of that as well.
Good thing you didn't have to cross the street before getting in.
Is the air pollution serious? As in black clouds emanating from vehicles with straining engines?
Traffic has been the main source of air pollution in Bangkok, which reached serious levels in the 1990s. However, efforts to improve air quality by improving fuel quality and enforcing emission standards, among others, have been largely successful.
I've been to Bangkok last November. One thing I seriously recommend is to go to those big markets and try out their local dishes (obviously, try to pick clean booths).
It's a big waste of a trip if one doesn't get a stomach full of Thai delicacies.
Also consider trying the massage and those dead skin-eating fishes. Those services are dirt cheap compare to North America.I hate shopping but love food - I definitely enjoyed the food in the country. The curries, soups, noodle dishes, salads, springrolls, fried rice, and whatever else.. The food was definitely one of the most enjoyable parts of the trip.
Also consider trying the massage and those dead skin-eating fishes. Those services are dirt cheap compare to North America.
How common were the buddha statues? Were they all over the place, or just stood out?
Did you go to other parts of Thailand? How did they compare as far as development vs. Bangkok? From the pictures, I couldn't tell it from any other major industrialized Asian city, so I'm curious to hear about how much of Thailand's development is centralized in Bangkok.