Food is one of my passions. I have been looking forward to taking cooking classes in Thailand for a long time. Bangkok has several schools, and I chose one close to Kho San road. Its a family business, run by a nice young man. Since I was the only one who signed up for a class that day, I got a private session. We went to the market together and he showed me all the ingredients used for the dishes we were to make that day. I was to prepare and eat eight dishes - ...

On the plane to Bangkok, I read about free meditation courses offered in many temples in Bangkok, and one place in particular - Wat Mahatat was recommended. I decided to check it out since it was relatively close to my hotel. When I got there, i was one hour late for the group session, so they assigned a monk meditation teacher to me for 1 hour session of the basic Vipassana meditation. The mediation was very interesting - both sitting and walking practice. I le...

I arrived to Bangkok a few days before Jn because I couldn't wait to get to Thailand. I met a Danish girl in the airport and we shared a taxi to Kao San road. My hotel was in the middle of nightlife action. The rooftop had a pool, and all the party animals were sun-bathing and lounging around it. It was an interesting place, especially coming from Singapore. The Danish girl gave me a tour of Kao San road. We tasted delicious and unbelievably cheap street food, fo...