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30 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
This weekend, I’ve been invited to stay at The Peninsula Bangkok. They’ve been closed since April due to COVID. As usual, I won’t be lazing by the pool. I’ll be using the hotel as a base to explore the area and share my photos with you. If you have any ideas, please let me know.
At the weekend, I’m going to check out the new Ong Ang Canal Walking Street. I’m told they have some good street art there. Talad Noi also has some new street art that I want to try & find. If you have any ideas of where else to go in this area and Khlong San, please let me know.
This new street art project called “Colour of Charoenkrung” looks great. I plan to photograph and map it this weekend. It’s in the Creative District of Bang Rak. Directly across the river from where I’m staying. I will be taking my e-scooter as it’s quite spread out #Bangkok
This is another new area for me with street art that I want to check out today. It’s along a canal on Soi Charoen Krung 57, not too far from Saphan Taksin. I might start my tour here and then head north to Tala Noi. Please let me know if you have any ideas for this area #Bangkok

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31 Oct
This series of tweets is about a new street art project along Charoen Krung road in the Bang Rak and Talad Noi area. There are 30 new art pieces.

[1] 01 สีสันเจริญกรุง - เชิดศักดิ์ เม้ยขันหมาก goo.gl/maps/f9QbX378k… #Bangkok #Thailand ImageImageImageImage
Color of Charoeng Krung.

[2] LOCALISM goo.gl/maps/ivg5ZQA1S…
[3] MONOPOLY goo.gl/maps/FDRu7nYvm… #Bangkok #Thailand ImageImageImage
Color of Charoen Krung.

[4] Weaving Culture goo.gl/maps/gJD61S2vJ…
[5] We’re Human goo.gl/maps/m8Qsr9yTr… #Bangkok #Thailand ImageImageImage
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25 Sep
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24 Sep
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22 Sep
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