Mark Taylor

2 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.com | Hannah Summers |Mark Taylor

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Captain Tai is the embodiment of Zen. He hops onto the deck of his royal-blue wooden boat, twiddles a few switches and we glide away from the canal bank in silence. Around us in the neighbourhoods that stem from the western banks of the Chao Phraya River, longtail boat owners race along the water, engines roaring, faces crumpled in scowls. But Captain Tai? Smiling. Welcome to an entirely new version of Bangkok.