planned visit to see Bangkok’s latest exotic hotel, The Siam, turns into a wonderful sightseeing excursion along the Chao Phraya River. Thank you, Andrew. Thank you, Juanita. So easy to get to the pier from our Four Seasons on the Skytrain, and like falling off a log to step aboard the hotel’s longboat to ride …
Which one of my friends sensibly asked why I was bothering to go all the way into Bangkok from the airport on an overnight transit to Europe? Whoever that smart person is, you’ll be pleased to know that I was greatly inconvenienced by ardent, flag-waving ‘Red Shirts’ earlier tonight. It took me nearly two hours …
I”m in Bangkok on my way home to Sydney. I”m finishing the blog; thinking about a movie; and maybe working out how to put together a coffee table book of my better photos. The Metropolitan has been my favourite hotel in Bangkok for many years. I love the welcome; the contemporary yet very warm and …