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Bangkok-The Jim Thompson House Museum

8/6/2016

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I was fascinated by the story of Jim Thompson and knew I wanted to visit his house in Bangkok.  Thompson was a long time resident of Thailand who helped reinvent the Thai silk industry.  He drew many famous figures to his house in Bangkok.  While on a holiday with friends in Malaysia, he disappeared without a trace.  His house remains open as a museum. 
While the house (actually a compound of several houses from around Thailand and rebuilt on site) was interesting, to me, the most outstanding features of the museum were the garden rooms you pass through between the buildings.  There were water gardens, tropical flowers, and gorgeously composed niches throughout the complex.
When you visit the museum, you must take a guided tour.  The tour was not long, but informative and a worthwhile addition to your itinerary.  

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Directions and hours: They will pick you up and take you back to the Skytrain stop in their electric cart.
www.jimthompsonhouse.com/visitor/index.asp
The gift shop has demonstrations outside of how silk fabric is made (photo at right) as well as many Jim Thompson Silk items for sale.  I bought a beautiful throw pillow cover-easy to pack and take home!  But they also have scarves, wraps, and other small silk items.  These items are also widely available at the airport shop and satellite shops around Bangkok.
Jim Thompson Fabrics are available to the trade only, but you can browse the beautiful designs here: 
www.jimthompsonfabrics.com/
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Weekend Reading-Travel Technology

7/14/2016

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Google Translate is available offline as well as when you are on wifi or a data plan. You can download the languages of your choosing, now without taking up so much space on your phone.  This is a great feature when faced with a menu full of unfamiliar choices...or when attempting public transportation in a foreign language.
googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/translate-where-you-need-it-in-any-app.html

Museum apps are a great tool when you are visiting a new museum, or revisiting a favorite. This article in the NYTimes reminded me how great the museum produced apps can be. Many of them do not require wifi if you download them before visiting, or the museum may even have wifi available for their app.  Check museum websites as you are planning your trip!  The Louvre, the British Museum and the Museum of Modern Art (NYC) are among the museums offering an app.
www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/arts/international/lost-at-the-louvre-theres-an-app-for-that.html

Keep your devices charged!  I use an Anker charger that is big enough to charge both an iPhone and my iPad, but the small ones that will give your phone a full charge are well worth the small cost in case you have an emergency.  Here are a few examples-
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