Tag: travel

Durians, exquisite taste, the unearthly sweet flesh. Huge fruits, sold by numerous fruit sellers, at the roadside and in the night markets. Incredible, unbelievably abundant in Bangkok » setting a surge of tantalising thoughts racing through my mind. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable addiction to social work, helping […]

I remember walking at an alley, with a near experience of being bruised by the crushing crowd. The alley was alive, hectic; people moving pass each other, seeking things to buy for the afternoon and weekend. Others were busy bargaining, intensely, trying to get the best price. Everything in Bangkok is subjected to the art […]

Almost every time I waited for the BTS, people wait in line, patiently, unlike other cities. The station is monitored by a security guard, and yet without prodding, many people wait eagerly for the BTS to arrive. Affordable and swift, I enjoyed the smooth rides; if only the BTS stations was spread evenly through the […]

Ah, Bangkok traffic. The epitome of road madness, the profanity of impatience and poor driving skills. Interestingly enough, Bangkok drivers are different from their counterparts in Bangalore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Drivers in these cities are more prone to disabling your senses with the never-ending honks; I’ve experienced severe doses of honks from barbaric drivers […]

The concrete jungle and labyrinths of Bangkok are proven testimony of a civilisation that swiftly seeks modernisation, piling the society to the point of suffocation. I can’t get enough of the legions of street vendors. The spirit of entrepreneurship (and hardship) is high among the working class and the poor. Bangkok is nothing without them, […]