What better way to say goodbye to Bangkok, than return to the river for two more days of buffets, views, and cooling dunks in the pool?
Bidding Adieu to Bangkok
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Category Archives: Bangkok 2014
Bangkok Miscellanea
Is this me? Younger (note dark mustache)? Melting in the heat? 
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The Day of the Wats
A Belated Birthday Bash Back on the River
Ok, enough of the alliterations, you say. I agree. The heat must be making an omelete of my brains.
Birthday Brunch in Bangkok
Well, it was more like lunch but “lunch” wouldn’t have sounded as good in the title.
Sizzling Like a Sausage at the Chatuchak Market
The Chatuchak Weekend Market is the largest market in the world. Yesterday it was also one of the hottest!
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Final Photos from my Sojourn on the River — for now
After four days at the Chatrium Hotel on the Chao Praya River, it was time to head back to the university. No more river views and bountiful buffets for a while.
Soggy Songkran
For the three days of Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year’s celebration, the entire city of Bangkok turns into one huge water fight.
Heaven on the River
Maybe its the large, tastefully-decorated suite with the 180 degree views, the infinity pool that disappears into the river, or the all-you-can eat dim sum lunch, but I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven.
So What Else Do I Do Besides Eat?
My days are filled with more than just dumplings, noodles, tiger prawns, grilled pork sausage, and kao niew ma muang (ripe mango with sticky rice and coconut creme).
