Bangkok Tree House

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIUglZ1YhH4dakPO_xpFtRDZUFeoWqiKZ3hbupvaL6o59USojgYiw-b8GgFYYl5wiHT5Sd5y4QsOz3TuDwhqEkHgbKk06q7JEO1qrY-34VA7qiQeHgW4ewnQaZ-lywvESAhYvvQDGHTk/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIUglZ1YhH4dakPO_xpFtRDZUFeoWqiKZ3hbupvaL6o59USojgYiw-b8GgFYYl5wiHT5Sd5y4QsOz3TuDwhqEkHgbKk06q7JEO1qrY-34VA7qiQeHgW4ewnQaZ-lywvESAhYvvQDGHTk/s1600/1.jpg" width="853" /></a></div><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.bangkoktreehouse.com/index.php" target="blank">Bangkok Tree House</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span><b>or a unique experience in Bangkok, sleep in a floating bed on the Chao Phraya River for the night. The tides rock you to sleep and the morning sun rise is your alarm clock. Includes 24/7 ice cream, bicycle rental, WIFI an cell-phone rental with local Thai number—all free during your stay.</b><br /><br />If you are spooked by wet dreams or the thought of rolling out of bed in the middle of the night but still desire to sleep outdoors, consider staying at the Bangkok Tree House’s onshore accommodations like their “View with a Room” 23 feet up in the air shown below. <br /><br />The boutique inn is nestled amid a wilderness of mangroves and palm trees on Bang Krachao, a small island known as Bangkok’s ‘green lung’ and is accessible only by boat, foot or bicycle. A rare treat in a city of 10.5 million.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvgYQIt_uy_op_MDr7Zk6aUjyrgzjfMNQoZWiyAcgrbngqOWoN1eBZlaRdEk6L5AeGUIa7qfNq96G1y95UK2HugozSCc51C6PVLR3vr1BCT_q8EvsD6GueUugytfGf6BF8J16BFCVF1g/s1600/vwar1(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvgYQIt_uy_op_MDr7Zk6aUjyrgzjfMNQoZWiyAcgrbngqOWoN1eBZlaRdEk6L5AeGUIa7qfNq96G1y95UK2HugozSCc51C6PVLR3vr1BCT_q8EvsD6GueUugytfGf6BF8J16BFCVF1g/s1600/vwar1(1).jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkwTm_Abqknry6NGIAgR63LIChUtew2HjNLe3hd6v-bHFixN7zYO8P86nI0A4KlD_xOPm4g-t9Av3v8gU3EEoMj7G_Pptq1bp2ddFMmb6kitvAuYeWaboyzkBz26EHoBaX7dxWa25FWU/s1600/vwar6.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkwTm_Abqknry6NGIAgR63LIChUtew2HjNLe3hd6v-bHFixN7zYO8P86nI0A4KlD_xOPm4g-t9Av3v8gU3EEoMj7G_Pptq1bp2ddFMmb6kitvAuYeWaboyzkBz26EHoBaX7dxWa25FWU/s1600/vwar6.jpg" width="853" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvXAqGONfO01qb73bv8aj6u8ZsFAnQbHBMBWtmSluzznIIdhJU2qXdxd6Nbjvao0M4wTKldREo9lo_kuoWJ3BdpTSx-sY_Yfgz5IBthflAj8eCb80Nmapx78JnGaL4YVYaBqh3mrUPTg/s1600/vwara.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvXAqGONfO01qb73bv8aj6u8ZsFAnQbHBMBWtmSluzznIIdhJU2qXdxd6Nbjvao0M4wTKldREo9lo_kuoWJ3BdpTSx-sY_Yfgz5IBthflAj8eCb80Nmapx78JnGaL4YVYaBqh3mrUPTg/s1600/vwara.jpg" width="853" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORk1XiqymQKx76NWBm-9vfJE2jZs12UkV9hu-ThNy9mjwvQ-lbOE5oQItOlxQffxvdcFEtK1wE9YREx4XJdPFpIKXoofrzBx7sW8X3rABEuowTensbD5rwPWrfd8CWLKS9G9cmiy2ok4/s1600/IMG_7860.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORk1XiqymQKx76NWBm-9vfJE2jZs12UkV9hu-ThNy9mjwvQ-lbOE5oQItOlxQffxvdcFEtK1wE9YREx4XJdPFpIKXoofrzBx7sW8X3rABEuowTensbD5rwPWrfd8CWLKS9G9cmiy2ok4/s1600/IMG_7860.jpg" width="853" /></a></div>

Bangkok Tree House

Bangkok Tree HouseFor a unique experience in Bangkok, sleep in a floating bed on the Chao Phraya River for the night. The tides rock you to sleep and the morning sun rise is your alarm clock. Includes 24/7 ice cream, bicycle rental, WIFI an cell-phone rental with local Thai number—all free during yo…

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Changsha China | Zaha Hadid’s Modern Art Center

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Changsha China | Zaha Hadid’s Modern Art Center

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Student Plays With Billy Joel

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