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Bangkok Travelbug, the newsletter of Tour Bangkok Legacies, covers people, places and events of historical and cultural significance in Bangkok and Thailand for a more enriching travel experience.

Each month, we recall anniversaries of significant events, places and people who played a pivotal role in the city and the country’s history. Besides announcements on page updates and new pages, there will also be feature articles of historical and cultural interest in various parts of Thailand.

Whether you’re an independent traveler or one on a guided tour, a business traveler, a frequent or casual visitor or even a resident for that matter, there’s always something or somewhere interesting in Bangkok and Thailand that’s reminiscent of people and events in the past.


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Memories - Australia  Hello Eric,

I am so pleased I found your site. I travelled to Bangkok many times when I was younger and it still has a special place in my heart.

My ...

Tony from Australia 
Look forward to your newsletters, they highlight areas of Thailand that are unknown to me and I can plan to include these places to visit on my too ...

Wonderful Description  
Congratulations!

Wonderful description and narration of "The Sanctuary Of Truth".

The feelings and details you have so carefully written make me ...

Wedding at Khemmarat, Thailand  Eric,

Your May 2011 article on the wedding in Khemmarat is very interesting and the pictorials are really lovely of the wedding ceremony, the countryside....

Bangkok Revealed - Thailand/USA  I have used and love the news about my city that has been so generously given me by the Bangkok Travelbug. The historical perspective is invaluable for ...

4th Generation descendant of Tan Tock Seng  Eric,

Reference to the article, "The Siamese-Singapore connection", I'm Alice Tan Pek.

My father, Tan Hay Leng was the son of Tan Kim Cheng, the ...

Chonburi Buffalo Race  Great information. I am an expat living in Bangkok and I'm planning to go next year!!

B

Great reading!  Hi Eric, from Chiang Mai

What a fascinating article! You went to so much work to put all the pieces together. I really enjoyed it and will look for ...

As usual travelbug  Excellent work again, Eric. This latest one, your Nonthaburi one, and everything else I look at, just amazes me.

Thanks.

Jeff

The travelbug  I hope that our (travel)-bug will never been eaten by a Gecko!

Keep up your nice and interesting info!

Best regards

Ton

Chiang Mai  Eric,

I have just read your excellent account of your recent trip to Chiang Mai.

Although I have made frequent visits to Thailand over the course ...

Phimai  Hi! Eric,

What a great newsletter. I enjoyed it very much. Reading your story and looking at the pictures made me feel like I was on that trip with ...

The Amazing Khmer  Of course, see the many major sites at Angkor which far surpasses the building of the Incas and every other culture of the period; now the roads and paths ...

Phimai  Great and informative piece but why exclude the entrance cost? Seems this is something most people would like to know especially when many entrance fees ...

Travelbug photos  Hi Eric,

I always enjoy learning something new about Bangkok from the Travelbug newsletter, but over the last couple of issues I have been unable to ...

Treasures of Nonthaburi Travelbug February 2010  Fantastic piece Eric - I can feel your emotions lighting up the script like a soft wash glazing a water colour painting!!

Ko Kret - from Californa, U.S.A.  I really enjoy your emails. The January 2010 issue was especially interesting because I had just last night been "sightseeing" the Panoramia photos on ...

Thank you - from South Africa  Hi Eric,

We would like to thank you for your interesting newsletters and information about Thailand. We have been to Thailand three times now, and really ...

Khon Kaen's Silk Route  Thanks for the insightful story about the silk industry in Khon Kaen. I always thought that in this day and age, silk would have been processed in a modern ...

Look forward to the Travelbug  I really look forward to the Bangkok Travelbug for the monthly dose of literary delight penned by an eagle-eyed and meticulous writer.

The prose in ...

Pertinent information  Thank you for helping your readers to discover and appreciate Thailand.

Fascinating - from India  Thanks Eric !

Your piece on Ang Sila was truly fascinating! Description was so good and realistic - almost felt like I was seeing it through my own ...

A nice surprise every month  I really like having these great newsletters. Thank you for your effort and devotion.

Great  Thank you Mr Lim for your great newsletter, Bangkok Travelbug. I will be very happy to meet you during my next trip to Bangkok.

Isac Levy


Thank ...

Eric Lim Strikes Again!!   Hello Eric,

Thanks for your great article, and photos on Singapore. As usual, a well written and researched piece, and very informative too.

Since ...

Angkor Empire and Prasart Hin Phimai  Dear Eric,

Thank you for the very vivid description and write-up on the Angkor Empire and Prasart Hin Phimai.

Having stayed in Cambodia for nearly ...

Letter From Madrid  Hi Eric, Pena and Delores,

Just read about your wonderful visit and the great pics you posted in the Letter from Madrid. Sounds like you had a great ...

Interesting..... from Malaysia 
Dear Eric,

As usual, your articles are very informative and very well formated. Congratulations

Your Old Buddy
Mike

A great improvement  
Dear Eric,

Your write-ups on the events in the February Bangkok Travelbug provide excellent details and provide interesting glimpses of the history ...

Keep it up from Cambodia 
Your write-up on the Loy Krathong Festival in the November issue of the Bangkok Travelbug was fascinating. It provided an excellent historical perspective,...

All I can say is Wow! - from NC USA 
Eric

You did an outstanding job with the Bangkok Travelbug. I enjoyed reading it very much and the photos were just great. Looking at the before and ...


Footnote

The three-headed elephant in the photo at the top of this page is Erawan, the steed of Indra, the Hindu god of thunder and war. This huge sculpture is on the roof of the Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, on the outskirts of Bangkok.

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