Mon, 03/26/2012 - 07:40 — Anonymous by Richard S. EhrlichFor the first
time, Google is exposing gorgeous, hedonistic and possibly even embarrassing
photos of people, beaches, entertainment zones, hotels, homes, temples and
other scenes in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket via its Street View maps.
Anyone in the world can go online and, for free, gawk at Google's pictures,
which are "digitally stitched" together to offer a movable journey through
Thailand's three famous tourism hotspots -- including countless shots of
Thais and foreigners unaware they've been photographed. Google hopes its
newest Street View portal will emphasize the paradises and delights of
Thailand, and lure more tourists to enjoy the lusciousness this Southeast
Asian tropical land offers. "We drove Phuket, Chiang Mai and Greater Bangkok
and we got 95 percent of those areas, and have images that are 360-degree
panoramas," says David Marx, global communications and public affairs manager
for Google Asia Pacific. "Tourists within Thailand and outside of Thailand
can use this as kind of a tool to plan their trips and to virtually explore
Thailand." read more
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