Bangkok, Thailand Travel Blogs

Bangkok - That late Christmas feeling.....
Dec 28, 2008 (15 photos)

... for Ibis hotels.  After checking in we headed on over to the famous weekend market in the Chatuchak for some Thailand bargains and were not dissappointed.  The market was absolutely huge and sold absolutely everything you could imagine!  On ...

Ooh! Alcohol...
Jun 11, 2005 (1 photos)

With no sleep since Dharamasala two days before, I found myself on the airport bus to Khao Sahn road. Though I was very happy to be heading away from India, I was not looking forward to Khao Sahn, and was planning to leave for an island as quickly as ...

Messing about on the river
Nov 9, 2004 (5 photos)

... a peanut-induced stomach upset, I dragged myself out of my nice air conditioned hotel room to explore the sticky steets of Bangkok. This time, I was determined to avoid tuk tuks and was armed with a much better map. I decided that the most pleasant way ...

In Search of the Lucky Buddha
Mar 13, 2005 (35 photos)

... The view from here is breathtaking. Between the decorative roofs of the Temples are the homes of the working class of Thailand. The differences between the opulence and simplicity is extreme.  In search of the Golden Buddha we came back down from ...

Bangkok - Part one
Mar 23, 2009 (16 photos)

... nbsp;but stay away from the elephants etc, it's just plain cruel. We have had a couple of great nights so far, Thailand is definately a good place to meet other travellers easily, it was much harder in Vietnam. Thai food blows all other we've ...

Thai Times
Sep 1, 2007 (24 photos)

... there is method in my madness! The initial idea of the trip was to spend a month in Japan, but Andy said how a return flight to Thailand was around £250 - so naturally, I had to go - and so extending my trip. The first week in Japan really let me get used ...

Lady boys, and little tops
Dec 2, 2005 (7 photos)

Well we have arrived in Thailand, third country on the list and thank god it's warm again! The biggest shock when we arrived was it was 31 degrees at 7pm and everyone was walking around naked! Well not naked but compared to India and China they were and it ...

The Venice of Thailand
Sep 8, 2006 (5 photos)

... lie ins this week.) We were picked up at 4.45am and were on our way to the World famous floating markets just north of Bangkok.( www.thailandguidebook.com/floatingmarket ) We arrived about 8.30am and paid for our boat. There was the 4 of us plus the 3 ...

Off to China
Aug 21, 2004

After two hours of sleep, I have to get up and pack and get ready for my minibus to the airport. I fly from Bangkok to Xi'an, China.

Busy Bangkok
Mar 29, 2008 (51 photos)

Leah says: My thoughts so far of Thailand is that Bangkok has been reminiscent of India and yet the people are friendlier and not as pushy. The hustle and bustle and busyness is pretty much the same as any large 3rd world city. The weather has been very ...

Crouching Tiger.. not so hidden elephant
Feb 15, 2009 (41 photos)

... we decided to follow him and take him up on his offer of free entry and 100 Baht (just under 2 quid) for a drink... expensive in Thailand but we decided it was fine seeing as we didn't have to pay entry.  We were let into a seedy little club with a ...

All roads lead to Bangkok
Apr 2, 2005

... way again. So, here we are in Bangkok- again, enjoying a 24 hour lay-over before heading up to Chiang Mai (north of thailand) tonight. Our week in Siem Reap was really wonderful.... one not soon to be forgotten. We wrote last that we had been invited to ...

The Bustle of Bangkok
Jul 22, 2006 (12 photos)

I arrived in Bangkok Thailand, exhausted, sick, and culture shocked. It took me one week, two Thai massages and four days on the island of Ko Chang to regain my composure. My first night out in Bangkok, I was treated to dinner at an Irish pub with three ...

Lingering in Limbo
Jan 10, 2005 (3 photos)

... have their work cut out for them if they came to Bangkok. It seems we'd all but forgotten that we were in Thailand as our conversation was so engrossed in the politics of America and then suddenly Wendy pointed out that an elephant was walking down the ...

Let the Games Begin
Mar 4, 2007

... how time flies and as my step mom once remarked how much I fly. I had been in Bangkok twice before, once when I first arrived in Thailand last July and coincidentally the day the Thaksin regime was overthrown in the coup d'etat on September 19th. But ...

The final countdown
May 26, 2009 (5 photos)

... the next 4 months at least. Here goes, We got to the train station suitably early, so as not to miss a Train in Thailand again. The station was suitably empty except for a few monks and people who like us were erring on the side of timely caution. ...

Coup de Etat
Sep 19, 2006

... are taking over Thailand. But, as most of you know, such was not the case. The coup occurred on Tuesday evening here in Thailand. I was about one mile from the center of where it all happened. On Wednesday I had a chance to see what was going on and ...

Bangkok train station to airport
Nov 20, 2005

Only 10 Baht for the train to the airport

Tuk-tuks in the rain
Aug 18, 2003

... checked in my suitcase at the United Travellers Connection seeing as I was not going to need that much as I travelled into northern Thailand. Kate and Jonty however were at the tail ends of their travels, and were carrying plenty so a taxi was called for. ...

Back in Bangkok
Jun 16, 2006

Check in hassles (scissors and mosquito swatter checked in separately) Taxi hassle (gang together and refuse to turn meter on) - better to arrive earlier in day (taxi should be 250 on meter) Dropped off and checked in 120B room --- Shawn leaving in a ...

Not Much Between Despair and Ecstacy...
Jan 2, 2005 (5 photos)

... are that Jim Thompson was a terribly chic American who used to work for the OSS (CIA) and fell in love with Thailand and revitalized the Thai silk industry and introduced it to the West. His compound of antique traditional Thai homes that he bought and ...

Day 67: Alone No More, Reunited w/Jeff
Jul 28, 2008 (8 photos)

... in Indian-style flatbread and quite tasty, plus some fried bean curry chunks. After dinner, rather than checking out any legendary Bangkok nightlife, seeing any landmarks or sights, or touring around, we engaged in one of life's simple pleasures: a good ...

More than one night in Bangkok
Mar 13, 2007 (11 photos)

... and is certainly a giant step up from the budget guesthouses we've been occupying for the last eight months. In Bangkok we occupied ourselves sightseeing, shopping and catching up with my parents. Between all the conversation, we filled our days seeing ...

Lazing the Day Away
Jan 7, 2005 (2 photos)

Today started like most do here in Bangkok only today I decided when I finished reading the Bangkok Post to crack open the other English language newspaper, The Nation. When I was done with that it was time for a few bits from Newsweek and The Economist ...

Destination Bangkok
Feb 23, 2005 (6 photos)

We had the choice of paying $160 for a plane ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok, or $10 to take the bus, so we took the scenic route. We took a mini-bus from our hotel to catch the larger bus to the border where we had to unload to go though customs on both ...

The Great Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Scam
Mar 19, 2007

... for much of that time and didn't end up back at our hostel until 10:30 pm. Bruised and tired, we rubbed tiger balm on our foot sores and went to bed. On the good side, we did find the biggest market in Bangkok and did some great gift shopping.

R U Serious! 3rd class tickets only!?
Oct 21, 2004 (2 photos)

... the oldest bicycles in the world before racing around the park at lightning speed. All the postcard pictures that you see of Thailand were all taken in this place. Some of the sights were instantly recognisable. Sarah took great pleasure in showing me a ...

New adventures begin
May 25, 2006 (27 photos)

We arrived in Bangkok around lunch time and took a taxi to Thanon Khao San (Kho San Road) where all the backpackers head. Bangkok is crazy, busy and noisy as hell. We had only planned to spend a few days here and some how ended up staying a week which is ...

Finally leaving sunny Koh Tao
Sep 2, 2006 (35 photos)

... to Koh Tao and Darius who almost missed the ferry! We finally climbed on the bus and prepared for the 7 1/2 hour journey back to Bangkok. With a few movies to watch the journey isn't so bad and we checked in to Centre Point Hotel on Koh San Road (the ...

B-B-B-Bangkok
Mar 15, 2009 (46 photos)

... to take photos when gambling Next day, we got to the airport the next day in plenty of time and boarded our flight to Bangkok. Macau airport is rubbish, i'd not recommend it, not enough shops and not any kind of snack foods. When we got of the plane ...