Posts tagged bangkok
Remote Data Job: Traveling and Working as an AI & Machine Learning Data Scientist

From coding in a Parisian café to debugging algorithms from a beachside hammock in Bali, the life of a traveling data scientist is a unique blend of professional dedication and global adventure. However, this lifestyle also comes with its share of unexpected challenges—like sudden power outages in remote locations or the frustration of unreliable internet connections. Yet, these obstacles only add to the resilience and adaptability required to thrive in this unconventional career path. Whether you're crunching numbers with a view of the Sydney Opera House or attending an AI summit in Amsterdam, the journey is as much about personal growth as it is about professional success.

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The Very Best of Bangkok, Thailand - Travel Guide

If you are going to spend some time in Bangkok, then this is the guide to look at. We pulled from all available sources on “The best things to do in Bangkok” and “The best things to see in Bangkok” to create a list of the very best of Bangkok - and then we spent 2 months checking them all out to make sure they were worthy for this guide. Check it out to learn more!

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Thailand on Less than $28 per day - Bangkok and Chiang Mai Tips & Tricks

We are a traveling nomad family that lives on a budget of $1,000 per month per adult - which is roughly $32.88 per adult per day. The expenses outlined below are for 2 people and are in United States dollars (USD). Without further ado, here is our Bangkok and Chiang Mai budget breakdown and how we lived on less than $28 USD per day per adult.

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Ayutthaya and the Summer Palace from Bangkok - the Pompeii of Thailand

When we were researching this trip, we ran across many different posts that said that it was HOT in Ayutthaya. So, we planned ahead and looked for a potentially cooler day to go, and made sure that Ayutthaya was the first stop on the tour, and not the Summer Palace (as people noted that there were Air Conditioned spots at the Summer Palace, but not at Ayutthaya). Thus, we did this trip the CORRECT way - whereas the people who wrote the other posts did it backwards and didn’t pay attention to the weather. That being said, when we went it was UNBEARABLY HOT!!! Our favorite locations were…

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River Kwai Tour and Death Railway to Kanchanaburi - From Bangkok, Thailand

This British-desired railway, connecting Burma and Thailand, was deemed to be too incredibly tough of an undertaking to consider, due to the hilly jungle terrain and absence of transportation and medical equipment. However, in 1942 - during World War II, the Japanese seized Burma and took control away from Britain and by October of 1943, “The Death Railway” - as it became known - was completed by the Japanese with no transportation between the workers and the outside world, no medical help, no advanced tools and very little food.

It is a heartbreaking story with grueling conditions of forced labor, including more than 60,000 Allied prisoners of war and about 180,000 Southeast Asian natives. Over 100,000 people died during the construction of the railroad, and - after Wold War II ended - 111 Japanese military officials who were connected to the Death Railway were tried in court for war crimes, 32 of which received a death sentence. The remains of most of the war dead were retrieved and transplanted to official war cemeteries.

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