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SECRET BANGKOK - NARINA EXELBY MARK EVELEIGH KA...

Only in a city with as much to offer as Thailand's City of Angels could a temple boasting a
million Buddhas have remained overlooked by visitors. Bangkok is regularly listed as the number
one city destination in the world yet take time to scratch just a little below the surface and
you'll find stunning and intriguing (and sometimes downright bizarre) spots that remain
virtually unknown to outsiders...and often to the citizens themselves. Frequent residents
Narina Exelby and Mark Eveleigh spent over a year hunting down some of the city's most
captivating secret spots - many of which even experienced local guides had never heard of. This
book will lead you to the place where people offer bacon and eggs to tiger temple guardians 
and a temple with elaborate effigies of David Beckham  Donald Duck and Popeye. It will take you
into the lair of giant monitor lizards  show you how to gain merit by sponsoring a coffin  or
how to decipher  from a tree trunk  the winning lottery numbers offered by a beautiful female
ghost. You'll also meet a unique community of outlaw flute-players  eat a communal vegetarian
breakfast with Bangkok's Sikh community  learn about the traditional Thai pastime of
baldy-butting  and meet a celebrated healer who goes by the name of Madame Breast-slapper.
Secret Bangkok is more than just an indispensable guide to the hidden face of the city: it is
written also to offer fascinating background information for those who love to connect with the
soul of a place.

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