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gard May 26th, 2008 10:38 PM

My Bangkok trip report
 
Hi

Last year I went to Bangkok and Samui with my wife. I have now posted a Bangkok trip report on my page http://gardkarlsen.com/Bangkok_trip_report_2007.htm and as you will see it includes pictures, links, a Google map, videos etc. I hope that this can be of help to first time travelers to Bangkok and at least give an impression of what you can expect of Bangkok. Part 2 of the trip report (Samui) will be available soon.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions :-)

Regards
Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures

Hanuman May 27th, 2008 12:26 AM

Nice blog Gard. Slight error when you wrote "Sawasdee Kaa" it should be "Sawasdee Krub".

gard May 27th, 2008 12:46 AM

Hi

I assume that you are referring to the opening and that I should say Krub and not Kaa as Kaa is the female form of it? Well, my idea of the "Sawasdee Kaa " in the opening is that it is a phrase that you hear a lot in Bangkok and in Thailand...it was not meant as a phrase from me to the readers. Or have I misunderstood your point? :d

Regards
Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures

KimJapan May 27th, 2008 01:41 AM

Sawasdee Kaa is the greeting spoken by Since your blog is written by a man and it's easy to know that from your photos and references to your wife, then the appropriate greeting would be Sawasdee Krup/Sawasdee Krub since you, the writer, are a man.

Of course you hear Sawasdee Kaa all the time in Thailand, because many of the people greeting you in hotels, restaurants and shops are indeed women.

KimJapan May 27th, 2008 02:02 AM

Nice blog.

gard May 27th, 2008 05:10 AM

Hi

Thanks for the kind feedback. I do hope that the trip report can be of help to others and I think that my Google map of Bangkok (see http://gardkarlsen.com/bangkok_map.htm ) can help people understand the layout of Bangkok and where the various attractions are located :d

Regards
Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures


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