nomadicsamuel.com Bangkok is the undisputed Alpha city in all of South East Asia, as far as I'm concerned. It's a city of such contracts that I can't help but constantly be coming back for more. The following is an extensive slideshow series showcasing some of my photos from the region. Bangkok is excess in all of its unrestrained glory. Bigger, better, more: the city is insatiable, a monster that feeds on concrete, shopping malls and diesel exhaust. The city demands that you be in the present and in the moment, not necessarily for a religious epiphany, but because the city is self-absorbed and superficial, blissfully free of wrinkle-inducing self-reflection. Smiles and sà·nùk (the Thai word for 'fun') are the key passports into Bangkok society. A compliment here, a joke there -- the demands of social lubrication in this megalopolis are more akin to a small village than an anonymous city and a necessity for survival. As Bangkok forcefully kneads out of you all demands for order and predictability, you'll understand the famous Thai smile. It is the metaphorical brakes on the urban overdrive. Packed into these concrete corridors are religious spectacle, unapologetic consumerism and multi-flavoured hedonism -- corrupting and purifying souls within footsteps of each other. A tragicomic confluence of human desires and aspirations best viewed through a detached smile. Of the famous and infamous attractions, Bangkok's best feature is its intermingling of opposites. A modern ...
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