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Meghan and Prem have moved on. You can now find Meghan writing at Small Bag Big Appetite, and Prem at Disquiet. Thank you for being with us on our journeys!

Where to Drink Specialty Coffee in Bangkok, Thailand: Fall 2016 Edition

November 11, 2016

On the surface Bangkok is still a place for Thai iced teas and sweetened coffee drinks, but the specialty coffee scene here is growing rapidly. Unlike New York or London, Bangkok has an advantage neither of those cities have — Thailand is also an origin country.

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A nightcap at J. Boroski Mixology in Bangkok. If you think the drawer handles above the bar resemble bugs, it's because they are. 

Drinking Bangkok, Thailand: Cocktails, Fall 2016 Edition

October 25, 2016

While we primarily ate on the streets, Bangkok is also a cosmopolitan world city — you can eat Thai food at fancy places, spend the evening at a wine bar, or have a nightcap at one of the many cocktail bars.

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Colorful plastic stools equate to street food

Eating Bangkok, Thailand, Fall 2016 Edition

October 18, 2016

Bangkok has a street food life that doesn’t sleep. You can find vendors pretty much everywhere and at all hours selling savory foods, sweet foods, drinks and fruits. There are also many shophouses and trendy restaurants serving up Thai food. Opinions are to be had about whether street food or shophouses are better, but either way you won’t go hungry.

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Wat Pho, a Buddhist temple complex in Bangkok

Visiting Bangkok, Thailand: An Overview, Fall 2016

October 13, 2016

On our second visit to Thailand we spent time in Bangkok, the country’s most populous city. Our first visit to Thailand was earlier this year to Koh Lanta, a small laid back island in the south, a far cry from the busy metropolis that is the country’s capital. Over our 6 nights in Bangkok, here’s the practical information we observed.

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