Khlong Lad Mayom Floating Market

This guide to Khlong Lad Mayom in Bangkok starts in the mid-1990s, when the canal had become a rubbish heap and community leader Chuan Chuchan kept watching his cleanup volunteers show up once and never return. It follows the different approach he tried in November 2004, persuading local farmers and orchardists to set up a permanent weekend market along the water. You'll hear about the families who still farm the land behind their houses, working land shaped into raised-bed gardens since the Ayutthaya era. Go on a Saturday or Sunday to watch the boats drift past with grilled fish and oyster omelettes.