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If you've been to Bangkok, chances are you've done the Jim Thompson House the gallery and museum set up in the late silk baron's former home, and a mainstay of the tourist trail. So, next time you're in town, head instead to its lesser-known but arguably more interesting rival: the M.R. Kukrit Pramoj Heritage Home, tel: (66-2) 286 8185. The Kukrit residence open only on weekends and national holidays is one of the best-preserved examples of Thai vernacular architecture in Bangkok. Set amid lush greenery on South Sathorn Road, it belonged to former Prime Minister M.R. Kukrit Pramoj...