Travel on this canal for designer (and knockoff) shopping at Siam Square and visit the Jim Thompson House, the beautiful teak museum home of an American silk trader, and other central Bangkok sites such as the Bo Bae wholesale clothing market or the hip Thonglor neighbourhood, full of boutiques and cafes.

BBC: Exploring Bangkok��s canals

During a visit to a Falkirk-based tourism scheme, Jim Mather said the project was among those that could bring economic benefits to Scotland.

BBC: Falkirk's Heartland tourism 'helps economic recovery'