https://www.kelvinism.com/tags/bangkok/Recent content in Bangkok on Kelvin NicholsonHugo -- 0.164.0en-usFri, 11 Aug 2006 10:30:00 +0000https://www.kelvinism.com/2006/08/back-to-bangkok_1106.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2006 10:30:00 +0000https://www.kelvinism.com/2006/08/back-to-bangkok_1106.html<p>Today is my birthday, and it was slightly disappointing to spend the first part of it on a bus. I can normally sleep anywhere, and although I slept for much of the journey, I never became comfortable. Eventually, I arrived in Bangkok and made my way to Khaosan Road, a popular area for backpackers.</p> <p>I find my companion&rsquo;s fascination with night markets and bazaars highly entertaining. To borrow a line from Karl Marx, if religion is the opiate of the masses, then markets must be hers. Even supermarkets qualify.</p>