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PlacesFor a European who had never set foot in Southeast Asia before, Bangkok really was an assault on the senses. Amid the swathes of people trying to get to where they wanted to go and the 40 degree heat of the hottest month of the year, the bustling metropolis is chock-full of different sights, sounds and smells, fusing together to make up the Thai capital that is home to about 9 million people.
They say to avoid traveling by car between 5 and 7 o’clock in the evening and take the BTS Skytrain to avoid becoming a victim of some serious gridlock. Failing to fully grasp the scale of the traffic scenario one evening, I was forced to abandon a taxi and walk the last leg of my journey in the sweltering heat.
One of the first things I noticed were the spirit houses, entirely commonplace in this part of the world no doubt, that are placed outside homes and restaurants to appease the spirits. People leave food and drinks next to them as offerings.
Street vendors spring up seemingly anywhere, littering the pavements as they set up makeshift barbecues along the roadsides, commuters zipping by on scooters, weaving in and out of the traffic.