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Emerald Buddha Temple
n the second day of our trip, we started a little early and Poom was at the hotel by 9 AM to pick us up. The first place for the day was the Emerald Buddha Temple. As we drove to the Emerald Buddha temple and Grand Palace, we saw some protesters on...
Asiatique The River Front – Bangkok
fter the rejuvenating Thai massage, we were ready for our last destination for the day - Asiatique The Riverfront. A short ride and we were at the riverfront at around 7 PM. Built on the site of an early 20th century warehouse of the Dutch East...
Experiencing My First Authentic Thai Massage
After long walks in the corridors of Wat Pho, we were well primed to be thoroughly kneaded in a Thai massage session. For this, we arrived at the Chetawan Thai Traditional Massage school, which is located in a lane just opposite to the temple. Do not go by its...
Wat Pho – Bangkok
Day 1 of the tour started at around 12 PM. The short ride to Wat Pho area was interesting and we passed the busy streets of Bangkok. Poom shared some insights as we crossed the gold market, flower market and the famously infamous thief market of Bangkok. We decided to...
Thailand – The Begining
t was a pleasant surprise to get an email to attend a Thailand FAM trip organized between 11th Dec to 16th Dec 2013. The itinerary included places all over Bangkok and Kanchanaburi and looked very appealing. Puru had already been to Thailand a year...
Nalanda – The Lost Beacon of Knowledge
ore than 1000 years ago, there was a University like no where else in the world. A flourishing center of knowledge, this university called Nalanda attracted students from as far as Persia, Turkey, Greece, China and Tibet and accommodated up to...