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STORIZEN TRAVEL
While we both
aren’t keen on
massages, across
Bangkok there were
many spas offering
Thai massage at
very affordable
prices and open-air
fish pedicure tanks
were ubiquitous in
all markets and
shopping
complexes. If that’s
your thing, Bangkok
had it in spades.
The local Buddhist
temples were filled
with interesting
curios, gold (-
plated!) structures,
rose and teak wood
doors and windows
and exquisite
mother of pearl
inlays and were
oases of peace in a
bustling modern
metropolis.
JULY 2018
Beyond Bangkok
I travelled to
Thailand mainly to
visit the Tiger
Temple in
Kanchanapuri and
play with the tiger
cubs and handle
tigers. So despite
the problematic
animal rights angle
the Tiger Temple
was the most
interesting part of
the trip for me. I fed
and played with the
cubs for a full 45
minutes and
because it was a
weekday with no
rush I had all the
cubs to myself!
The ornate local
bus stops were
delightful, indicative
of the talent for
sculpting and
carving imbued in
the people of the
district. Also
memorable was the
buffet lunch served
in a forest camp by the
river before we reached
the Tiger Temple after
the visit to the “Bridge
Across the River Qwai”
part of the tragic Death
Railway built by the
prisoners of war during
World War II. We
weren’t in time to take
the short train trip
across the bridge as we
had to reach the Tiger
Temple but that’s also
a popular tourist
attraction. Instead we
walked across the
bridge over the rail
lines.
We relished all that
Pattaya had to offer as
well. We took a ferry
over to the coral island
with a mid-sea stop for
parasailing off a
floating platform on the
sea. After enjoying the
wave-less while sand
beaches my mother
and I opted to take a
local public transport
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