Bangkok Days
Bangkok is not just the Capital of Thailand, it is truly an international city. It is a crossroads of East and West and an inner gateway to Asia itself. I am visiting the city this time on my own dime and the experience has forced me to scale back my travel budget some. On business the hotels are four star. Out of my pocket they are two. One persistent reality in South East Asia is that pictures at least in a commercial sense, hardly ever depict reality. It reminds me of the elegant model of a new housing project you will find in a mall. Landscaped environment and perfect trees line elegant driveways moving toy cars from one point to another. I glance at the brochures and am often captivated by the image they portray. They are beautiful depictions of what life will be like if I was only to plop down a hundred thousand dollars and become a resident. If I was to personally visit the place I can say without question I will find something different. Reality and id