Bangkok

The capital of Thailand, Bangkok is known locally as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon for short (there are actually 42 syllables in total, for those with large lungs).

Sometimes called "the Venice of the East" for its canals - it is built around the majestic Chao Phraya River. But today it has many modern buildings, horrific traffic, and a population estimated at up to 15 million.

Bloggers may be writing about of about the realities of life there, about holidaying there, about movies set in the city. Or they may be living there.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Bangkok”

• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
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• Hotel room – Bangkok

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 430
  Image taken on 2005-07-12 15:55:27 by vodkamax.
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• Super Junior puts on a Super Show in Bangkok, Thailand

  
  allkpop — Authority: 577
  Super Junior recently arrived in Bangkok, Thailand to put on a Super Show for the Thai fans. On November 27th, more than 3,000 fans attended the press conference for Super Juniors Asia Super Show 2 . 11 of the 13 members including Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, ...
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• Bait-and-Switch or ineptitude?... WTF Travelocity!?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 650
  Buying a ticket to Bangkok—is there a dependable online ticket-searching service that is all about getting the truly cheapest fare? Skinflint-In-Coach.com? Argh! , I spent over an hour today working on the Travelocity site, trying to find a low-priced ticket from Portland to Bangkok. After noodling around with ...
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• Bangkok Stationery and Lifestyle Shop Guide

  
  Scription — Authority: 116
  Well not exactly a guide but this should give you some starting points. My last info about these locations was April 2008 so please validate before you go. Read this post from last year Geo is my number 1 recommendation Interesting H1 Comple... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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• Tibetan PM in-exile Rinpoche alleges China of breeding militants

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Dharamshala, Nov.27 (ANI): Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche on Friday blamed China of emerging as a training ground for the militants.Addressing a two-day workshop of the 115th session of Indian Federation of Working Journalists in Dharamsala, Rinpoche said, many Maoists go to China, get training, ...
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• Siam@Siam Design Hotel & Spa: Bangkok the fashion capital

  
  Hoosta Travel Magazine Luxury Design Boutique Hotels Restaurants — Authority: 134
  Have you already toured the world for shopping? After New York, London, Paris or Milan, fly to Bangkok, the Asian fashion destination. The hip boutique hotel Siam@Siam offers a warm getaway with your girl friends. The 203 rooms are artistically decorated, located at the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the ...
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• Urban sketchers in the news

  
  Urban Sketchers — Authority: 538
  BarcelonaTV heard the news about our 1st year anniversary and got in touch with Lapin , our correspondent in the Mediterranean city, to find out what urban sketchers do. You may know the French illustrator for his trademark hat . Now you can see him sans le chapeau on this interview they aired last Tuesday. ...
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• Link Love: Finding love, Travel and Art

  
  Popwuping — Authority: 478
  Small pieces, loosely joined . Some of my favorite links of the week found on twitter and elsewhere. Looking for love? Head to Asia . At least if you are a man. Korean artist Jin Young Lus ghostly glass sculptures . Dont multitask Multithink instead Hiking Nepals Great Himalaya Trail . The adventure of a ...
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• The worlds biggest traffic jam

  
  The Curious Diary of Mr Jam — Authority: 126
  Mr Jam, on the road, reports from Bangkok and Singapore YOUR HUMBLE NARRATOR is writing this in a traffic jam in Bangkok. Thailands capital is famous for its massive gridlocks. Tourists flock from all over the world to experience them. They are one of the wonders of the modern world. Its kinda fun. I have ...
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• Tell me about Bangkok, please

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 650
  Whats living in Bangkok like? Should I consider moving there? I have a potential opportunity for a job in Bangkok. It would be for minimum two years, with my current company. Am a little hesitant to do it, so am wondering what living there is like for an expat? Culture, livability, cuisine, expense, weather, ...
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• Dusty Old Books are Triond Diamonds: Part Four – “Hello My Big Big Honey!”

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  Intro This baby leapt of my case crying, “Review me! Review me!” Dave Walker and Richard S. Ehrlich gathered, “Love Letters to Bangkok Bar Girls and Their Revealing Interviews,” in 1991. Each letter tells romance on Patpong Rd, Bangkok’s vivacious nightspot. The hopes of women and men and their loves are ...
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• Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult - including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year - over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical association said Thursday....
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• Google Maps Thailand expands functionality

  
  Newley Purnell — Authority: 125
  As this Youtube video (embedded below) explains, Google Maps Thailand now incorporates data from Bangkok’s public transport organizations and suggests modes of transport other than driving. I can’t verify it yet, but the new functionality should allow users to get walking, driving, and mass transit directions ...
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• Odds and Ends

  
  tea stains — Authority: 125
  Until yesterday afternoon I was busy suspending my disbelief. Against all expectations I really enjoyed The Time Traveller’s Wife . For the first half I had to keep pushing the niggling voice away that was taunting me for reading something that wasn’t realistic… but I thought it was a great idea, very ...
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• Love story with software in its backdrop

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Supreme Movies and Pranav Studios are jointly presenting a film called “Chukkalanti Ammayi, Chakkanaina Abbayi’ under the direction of Kanmani with Tarun and Vimala Raman in the lead.Rajkumar Harwani and Gogineni Srinivas are the producers of the flick. Presently the film is busy with post-production ...
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• Of monks, mama-sans, sex tourists and balconies

  
  Andrew Drummond — Authority: 413
  This is a blog only Oh dear, I had a ‘little twitter’ this morning.  No not the internet thingy, but one of those little spasms of laughter enjoyed by the late British camp comedian Frankie Howerd. This morning Geoffrey Giuliano , formerly known as ‘Ronald Macdonald’, sent me a clip with his latest ...
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• Spas do Thailand proud

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 151
  Spas do Thailand proudThailand has claimed top honours in three categories at the Asia Spa Awards 2009 announced recently in Hong Kong.Organised by AsiaSpa magazine, the awards were presented in 27 categories.Thailand was voted “Spa Capital of the Year” and “Destination Spa of the Year” thanks to Six Senses ...
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• Thailand Major crackdown on corruption

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 151
  Major crackdown on corruptionOfficers from the Crime Suppression Division yesterday conduct a search of Ruamnakhon Thabthimthongchai’s home in Nonthaburi for evidence in a major corruption scandal.Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers raided several venues yesterday including the homes of an enigmatic former ...
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