Day Three This is my 6th or 7th trip to Bangkok in 10 years. I've done most of the tourist things - the Royal Palace tour, the Chao Praya River tours, Kanchanaburi and the bridge over the River Kwai, Lumpini kick boxing, zoos, tuk-tuk racing, night bazaars and cycle tours to floating markets. But I'll be damned if I can find any of the photos. Today I walked down Silom Road to the river and caught the public ferry to the Royal Palace. I managed to fire off abou...

An Oasis Lumpini Park is in the heart of Bangkok. It's Bangkok's version of Sydney's Centennial Park. Thousands of people walk, jog, roller blade, cycle (and just about anything else) in it. The running/ cycling track is a 2.5 km long circuit. It's not unusual to see 300 to 400 locals enjoying a session of aerobics before or after work. Every morning at 8:00am and every evening at 6:00pm the park comes to a complete stand still. The park's police blow their whi...