Written by SeenThat on October 20, 2009
- Bangkok is a big metropolis located roughly at the center of a very populated country. Thus it features an extensive network of buses connecting it with every corner of the kingdom. To avoid congesting its...
Written by Eric from Aiea on October 9, 2009
- My friend Pukky in Bangkok always manages to find the most unique and different experiences to show me Thailand and Thai culture each time I stop for a visit. When she told me that we...
Written by SeenThat on September 17, 2009
- Kingdom of LangkasukaLangkasuka was an early Malay kingdom founded at Kedah and later moved to Pattani, in modern Thailand. The modern Province of Songkhla was part of this kingdom. Langkasuka means "Resplendent Land" in Sanskrit.Apparently...
Written by SeenThat on February 25, 2009
- A Little House of HorrorsStatistically it was almost unavoidable. Following a few years without dental problems, an accident forced me to visit a foreign dentist in a foreign land.The accident was related to a journal...
Written by SeenThat on September 15, 2008
- Visa runs are usually a linear affair. I had visited in the past Mae Sariang and was not inclined to return and make a whole loop in northern Thailand through Mae Hong Son and Chiang...
Written by SeenThat on September 15, 2008
- Back in Mae Sot, I decided to spend a couple of hour here and then to leave toward Tak; having been here in the past, it was pointless to stay; but it is always interesting...
Written by SeenThat on September 14, 2008
- One Day Earlier: BangkokAware of Burmese peculiarities, I entered the main branch of one of the main banks in the country. "I want to exchange money," I told the clerk approaching me. She directed me...
Written by SeenThat on September 13, 2008
- Mo ChitMo Chit is Bangkok's northern bus terminal; it serves destinations in the north, northeast and parts of Thailand's eastern coast. It is located away from the Skytrain and Metro stations of the same name,...
Written by SeenThat on September 13, 2008
- September 2006: On the Plane from Taiwan to BangkokI was watching the advancing line slowly attempting to connect Taiwan with Bangkok on the small screen in front of me. Suddenly, the channel was automatically changed...
Written by SeenThat on August 19, 2008
- At Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport a digital picture of me was taken as a condition for getting the visa-on-arrival; I wasn't asked if I agreed.A month later, while renewing my visa through Kawthaung, the Thai customs...
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