Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Bangkok summary

One of the items that fell well above 'opportunity to teach English to Korean teenagers' on the list of reasons I decided to take this job was the chance to more easily travel around and see what it is like in a few places in Asia. So I was happy to take my second vacation in as many months to the fabled city of Bangkok.
The place definitely has a unique flavor from anywhere else I've been: I can understand the allure that has made Bangkok a spider's web for so many backpackers, as well as the reasons others say they would never want to go back. Of course, in less than a week I did not explore every facet of the city .. my impression is that I probably don't want to live there, but I would also like to return sometime and perhaps spend more time in the country side.
My specific impressions are still jumbled and discordant, so I will arrange them into separate blog entries to make my composition easier.

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