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Stories about Economy in Bangkok

Smiling Thai guide welcome visitors to the Jim Thompson home in Bangkok

He Went For A Walk in the Jungle

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

There is an air of mystery about the Jim Thompson home in Bangkok.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Art | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Economy | Photography | People | Working Abroad | Fashion | Shopping | Architecture
This fruit seller had a business on her boat

The Venice of Asia

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

I could have been in Venice. Bangkok is a city of canals and waterways.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Animals | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Food | Economy | People | Religion | Fashion | Agriculture | Shopping | Nature | Architecture

Resurgence of Thai massage brings employment for the blind

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

Thanks to its many health benefits, Thai massage is enjoying a resurgence in the country of its creation, shedding an image long associated with the seedy "massage parlours" that proliferate here.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Economy | People

Fulbright Hays Travel to Thailand/Vietnam

Jonathan Yorck - Yorck [18]

Fulbright Hays Seminars Abroad Travel to Thailand and Vietnam, Summer 2002, Gateway To South East Asia Heritage. Between June 26 - August 9, 2002, I traveled with a group of Fulbright fellows to...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Thailand | Vietnam | Bangkok
Topics: Economy | Culture | Travel | People

All Are Rich

boonserm booncharoenpol - boonserm979 [169]

"I'm going to make you all as rich as I am now," said the Prime Minister of T-land on TV one morning, "During the years of my government, you will have as much money as you want." About 98,765 casinos...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Economy | People

A World of Its Own

Samantha Brown - sbrown [779]

Was that gleaming green and beige train, that symbol of romance, mystery and luxury, deliberately placed at the platform furthest from the waiting room at Bangkok's Hua Lamphong railway station? I...

Destinations: Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Thailand | Singapore | Bangkok
Topics: Economy | Food | Travel

The Bettering of Bangkok

Samantha Brown - sbrown [779]

Think of Bangkok and you'll probably think of sex tourism: the neon of Nana Plaza, the pingpong shows of Patpong, and the sleaziness of Soi Cowboy. But these are merely three modest strips in a...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Food | Economy | Travel | Working Abroad | Performing Arts | Music | Art | Shopping | Architecture
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