One Night in BKK, One Day in KL

Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May 27 – 28 and June 2, 2018

Any DIY trip involving LCC connecting flights could be a dicey situation. Delays would wreak havoc on the best-laid plans with only a few hours elbow room between flights. I’d rather spend the night at my layover. That was how I lived out the 80s hit song, One Night in Bangkok, literally. My friend Jo and I were on our way to Myanmar via Cebu Pacific Air to Bangkok and Air Asia to Mandalay the next morning.

Sawasdee Khrap! Welcome to Bangkok!

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Who Put the Bang in Bangkok?

Bangkok, Thailand

April 28, 2008

Who put the bang in Bangkok?

Not the “entertainers” in Patpong, certainly. I even skipped that entirely. I turned in early instead for a day of temple-hopping. And was I glad I did!

The Look of Nirvana: The Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho

Stupendous Stupa

Bangkok, Thailand

April 28, 2008

Some look like they’re flipping the bird. Others are like bells with their pointy handles jutting out. Some are dome-shaped, others are cylindrical and needle-like. Some are merely a few meters taller than you, others are towering landmarks in the city. All ornate in colorful designs yet with a common distinct architecture. I had not seen so many of them until I got to Bangkok.

Welcome to Stupa Land: Wat Pho, Bangkok

A River of Religions

Bangkok, Thailand

April 28, 2008

A trip to Bangkok would not be complete without taking to a river. Bangkok is, after all, the “Venice of the East.” Due to limited time, I reluctantly skipped the Floating Market in Ratchaburi. But I took time for Chao Phraya River, the aorta at the heart of Bangkok.

Wat Arun Panorama

Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

Bangkok, Thailand

April 26 – 29, 2008

Portrait of King Bhumibol

After about 12 hours on the road (from Siem Reap, Cambodia) and a serious case of backpacking burn-out, we finally arrived at our last stop, Bangkok. Sawasdee! Road-weary, sleep deprived, and with Cambodian dust press-powdered on our faces, we just hoped for some downtime from roughing it out for almost a week in two countries. Thailand did cut us some slack, but our short stay had its ups and downs.