Chinatown Bangkok

... . We have big plans to swim with the sharks off Thailand (and avoid those on land), go bargain hunting in Malaysia's best Chinatown (an Erin O'Ray must), get all outdoorsy in Oz (damn straight mate), watch some "footy" in England (and live to tell ...

From Sukhothai it took seven hours by bus to Bangkok. This time we stayed in Chinatown at the New Empire Hotel and after much confusion the taxi found the place only after we called the hotel and got them to talk directly to the driver. Odd, considering ...

... word they say!!  They have told us loads of things like not to walk down that road as it's "too dark"!  It's Chinatown!!  The street was lit up like a Christmas tree!!!  They all work as a team and try and get you to go ...

We took another cab ride through crazy streets to see the flower market and vegetable market in Chinatown.  Women were actively stringing marigolds and lotus and other flowers into chains to sell as offerings for Buddha.  The vegetable market ...

... next few days involved successfully applying for a Myanmar visa, exploring Wat Pho and What Arun! A beer on Khao San road, a walk through Chinatown, the roof top bar used in the movie Hangover Par II, Soricco Skybar and a visit to Soi Cowboy and the Nana ...

... gold shops, large neon signs with Chinese characters on them, shopfronts spilling out on the sidewalk and people-----welcome to Chinatown-Bangkok style! It was a madhouse with shoppers and workers moving around on motor bikes bring goods down the little ...

... the largest Chinatown outside Asia...I often walk through it or go there to buy fruit...so, I was not terribly impressed with Chinatown in Bangkok - it was not that much different from the one in SF...but it was a good walk... we were tired though ...

... Karma and I have to move them all into a neat pile out of the way see – I am a bit strange like that.  Chinatown  So after spending an hour clearing away all the Hilton cards we venture out to try and get to Chinatown.  ...

... quite a bit more, too! The map and the streets were terribly confusing, and as a result we had a good look around Chinatown. This wasn’t a problem, as we both loved the atmosphere and authenticity of it all. Chinatown felt more down-to-earth and ...

... we went to exchange an oversize pant and the entire amount was refunded to make a purchase all over again. 23 May 08- Chinatown revisited Revisit to China town was as invigorting as the last one! This time we did strike some bargains.The rain on ...

... to bed. That brings us to now - we have checked out of our first hotel and are now going to find a hotel in the Chinatown area - where we can reach the skytrain to explore other parts of Bangkok. We have booked our train tickets to Chiang Mai and ...

... steps! When we finished with all the wats we wanted to see, we decided to head to Chinatown to check out Sampeng Lane. Chinatown in Bangkok is exactly like Chinatown in Toronto…only crazier. I can’t even begin to explain to you the madness of ...

... the flood waters in their areas - but it seems that they are being sacrificed to keep the centre dry. We wandered round Chinatown for a while There were some lovely old warehouse buildings and one street which seemed to only sell shoes wholesale was also ...

... shop after shop of fairly cheap looking tat, didn't buy anything and wasn't impressed, perhaps there are better areas of Chinatown we didn't discover, I certainly hope so ! We grabbed a tuk-tuk next to Baiyoke Tower which is the worlds tallest ...

... . Somit haben wir zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe geschlagen, und machen uns mit blauen beziehungsweise orangen Nägeln auf nach Chinatown. Beim Sonnencreme Einkauf wird dann ein kleiner Thai Mann auf uns aufmerksam; der Kleine ist ganz schüchtern, aber ...