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bmtv85 From Chatachuk Park, Bangkok

By bicyclemark

It is never easy to pull out a camera and record a message while sitting alone in public.  It is even harder when you’re alone, wastern, and tall, sitting in a park talking into a camera in your left hand.  The following vlog entry is about my initial impressions after wandering slightly lost near... »

Weekend Market

By bicyclemark

Besides working, I’m more of a tourist than a journalist these days, and I’ll try to do something about that immediately.  There is a vlog entry coming up when I wake. For now I pass you this flickr video clip of how I spent much of my day today, walking the norrow aisles of... »

Citizenreporter in Bangkok, Day 1

By bicyclemark

There is no shortage of posts on the internets about some westerner’s first day in Bangkok.  No shortage of someone writing an opening line like, dam Bangkok is crazy. Or dam Bangkok is a mess. Or, dam, Bangkok is fun! And i find each of these to be valid if you are indeed here... »

Smoke Signal from Bangkok

By bicyclemark

Just a quick note that I’ve arrived in Bangkok and I’m well; settling in.  (so don’t worry mom) Also for the duration of this trip, my twitter updates will be available under the heading “field updates” on the far right hand menu under the feeds.  Here there will be little comments and observations that... »

A Nice Coup of Soup

By bicyclemark

Much has been made of the announcement of a coup in Thailand. Some people use that word that I find hard to spell: pusch. Although at first I was a little concerned for Thai people, at the idea of military driving around and squashing their civil rights, I’ve since formed a more solid... »