“Billionaire - Get Out”

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Now, you will wonder why a military coup comes under a travel blog. Simple reason is that while I was stopping over in Bangkok in Sept 2006, the ouster of then PM Thaksin Shinawatra took place. Lest it be said that I am trivialising a serious political upheaveal in Thailand, I venture to let it [...]

Chatuchak buskers - a class of their own

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Everything is big in Bangkok especially when it comes to retail/wholesale of goods/food. One of the sights not to be missed is THE Chatuchak market in Bangkok.  Widely believed to be the world’s biggest market with an estimated 15000 plus stalls set in 14 hectares of land, the weekend market requires at least one whole [...]