Landing at Schiphol airport a sullen ‘WTF am I doing here?’ was the appropriate reaction to the announced Bangkok-Amsterdam temperature drop of 43℃ degrees. Meanwhile still in limbo time of yet not arrived I was watching the grey mist of snowy fields and frosty air as the plane slowly decended, that same question went also in reverse: ‘But what about Thailand?’
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Todays Bangkok’s khlongs and canals: Old bridges, ramshackle slop houses, lush greenery and occasionally the perfect image – a mirage? – of those times when the waterways still played an essential role in Bangkok’s daily life.
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I love the beach. It’s in my genes. So the very first time (2002) I arrived in Bangkok, and hating it¹, I could only think of one thing to do, escape as soon as humanly possible and head south and wrap myself in the warm waters of some tropical beach, be blissfully gone. And so I did.
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We all know you never should look inside the kitchen of a great cook. But I also know, never say no to a lady.
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There is nothing more rewarding then wandering the streets of a foreign city. And the exact moment you feel (happily?) lost it just feels like home.
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As you might have heard or read I am leaving for Bangkok the start of November. Post rain-season, pre high-season, my timing of arrival is perfect as ever.
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Welcome to zooadventurer, a site by and about me, long time traveler, but lately as often just longing for long time travel. 
After once again a too short trip back in the Netherlands, not quite enjoying it despite sunny memories of distant places.