Bangkok: A tale of two cities.

... Bangkok: A tale of two cities For many Westerners, including me, the east has always been somewhat of a mystery, the curiosity lying in the great culture clash that exists between the east, and the west. The only knowledge that many Europeans have of the land which lies so far away is based on over hyped tourism, or highly exaggerated and stereotyped views extracted from contemporary novels, and biased, commercial documentaries. All this resulted in me packing up my bags and heading for Bangkok, honestly not having a clue what to expect. To be quite honest, my first impression of Thailand wasn't very impressive; I was expecting the highly spiritual and traditional atmosphere that the east was so stereotypically famous for, dreaming up various extravagant scenes in my head, involving women dressed in beautiful traditional Thai costume, chanting and singing Buddhist songs, and me magically being teleported into another universe altogether. I

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