I will be getting on a plane to Bangkok about this time tomarrow and will stay in Siam Square (Novotel). There is a lot of concrete there but it is a rabbit warren of clubs, shops and restraunts with crowds (60% Thai Chulalonkorn U. students and 40% tourists). Then there are the "sex tourist" places with heavy concentrations of tourists. A lot of cities have these target areas. Puket and Pattaya in Thailand could be a similar target for Muslims. I have a sad feeling that this is far from over. There are a lot of "leaders" with heads burried in the sand worldwide.
I'll have to bore you with my slide shows on my 1999 vacation to Bali and Sulawesi...