"ARTISTIC PERIODS Dvaravati Period (7rh-11th Centuries) This period refers to the mon kindom that occupied areas of northwestern and central Thailand. The Buddha sculptures borrowed heavily from the Indian periods of Amaravati and Cupta, with the Buddha's body shape being thick, along with large hair"
"--Bangkok Addresses-- Any city as large and unplanned ans Bangkok can be tough t get around. Street names are intimidating, and the problem is compounded by the inconsistency of romanised spellings as well asa mystifying array of winding streets that never lead where amap dares to propose. The Thai "
"avoid the islands where you'll be yet another trash-maker, freshwater-user or gas-guzzler"
"dukkha (stress, unsatisfactoriness, disease), anicca (impermanence, transience of all things), anatta (insubstantiality or nonessentiality of reality - no permanent 'soul')"