Bangkok is a city of astonishing contrasts, a city that never ceases to amaze. The capital of Thailand since 1782, Bangkok is now a throbbing metropolis of some seven million people ranging from urban sophicates to tribal migrants. Golden temples are found nestled between skyscrapers and modern office blocks. Barefoot, shaven-headed Buddhist monks in bright [...]
We pulled into the bus station in Jaipur and noticed—barely, in our half-conscious, if not half-alive state of being—the local “touts” (local, pushy street vendors) spot us on the bus and start to point and congregate. We headed for the pre-paid cab stand, by now wise to the ways of the street, got in an [...]