Tag: Heat

Bangkok – An Intro to Thai City Life

Bangkok – An Intro to Thai City Life

| July 22, 2012 | 4 Replies

We landed right in the thick of it. The city that has crammed in around 12 million people, or half of the Australian population, somehow felt like most of them had decided to spill out onto the streets of Banglamphu district effectively blocking our taxi’s arrival. They had also told us that Banglamphu was a [...]

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A Taste of Hong Kong

A Taste of Hong Kong

| May 7, 2012 | Reply

We had spent the entire walk to Mong Kok station desperately dodging the heavy, warm dollops of moisture that descended from the thousands of air conditioners precariously affixed to the windows of grimy high rises above us.   It was the first week in August, typically the hottest and wettest time of year in this [...]

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