Royal City Hotel Bangkok

... and we go. The distance from the port to the town is about 10 kms. Siamreap is a nice progresive little city and there's even a royal residence there for the king and family. Of course the Angkor Wat archaeological site and some really nice new hotels ...

... nevermind!  They wanted to agree a price first instead of using the meter, meter is much cheaper.  Stayed at the Royal Benja Hotel just off Sukummvit.  Was really nice and handy for everywhere.  We were on the 28th floor so had great ...

... . We jumped into a tuk-tuk to stay a bit dry. But it was raining too hard. Again, a true monsoon experience in Bangkok. Back at the hotel we crossed the street again for a great dinner at the street, with a nice cold beer. We had enjoyed this day so much, ...

... trying to sell you dresses and jewelry at every turn.   We met the tour group at the Royal River hotel on the other side of Bangkok.  The group consisted of an Australian couple in their sixties, Yolande and Floyd and Maggie a former publican ...

... are close to nothing (about 1US), and time is the luxury of holidays. The fun we had was much more important! The city of Bangkok is a moloch...to me it seemed very similar to Mexico City, endless traffic, exhaust gas, rich & poor contrasting...the ...

... shuttle boat to the River City wharf (a half-hour trip down the Chao Phrya River). After buying a Nancy Chandler guide to Bangkok in the Royal Orchid kiosk we headed off to do some shopping. We were making little progress in working out where on earth we ...

... all of the other tourist/backpacker/farang hubs.  When I walked through the canal areas, I could really picture what old Bangkok city life must have been like with people using the canals for transport, bathing, cooking water.  Unfortunately, ...

... ; aside from 10Baht we only have 100Baht which is too much for a tip considering we only have backpacks  ;p ) Breakfast at Royal Hotel was a feast.  My sister and  I had 3 sets of breakfast...loading up for a tiring ...

... buildings crammed into every possible piece of land. We don't know what land prices are like in Bangkok but they must be astronomical. As you near the city centre you see signs for the tube/subway and the BTS skytrain looms overhead, very little sight of ...

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... the 84th floor of the highest building in Bangkok- the food and view were awesome! After 4 nights in the luxurious Royal Princess hotel we relocated bass camp to Khao San Rd which the taxi driver and travel agent frowned upon saying it ...

The city of Bangkok is quite a city. It's a bit overwhelming for a small-town girl actually. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a breakdown trying to deal with all the people—I’ve been to New York City and I know what it’s like ...

... a Vancouver trade mark! :) both very well maintained and very, very useful if you actually venture outside of Kao San and visit the city of Bangkok. And there is Pepsi in the bag for you thirsty travelers! Stop at any stand on the side of any street in ...

... traveling must be breaking her down. We found a tourist desk and decided to pamper ourselves and stay at a nice hotel (the Grand Mercure Park Avenue Bangkok). It was actually a tourist company, where they gave us a free tour for booking with them. So ...

... - grabbed the luggage and we were off - in to a Joe Max - gave him the hotel address - Davis Hotel Bangkok - as we drove we noticed the giant city sky scrapers, giant buddhas and their real gods, The Royal Family - the king and queen of Thailand are ...

... works!!  It is the Queen's birthday (Thailand's Queen) today so their were a few firework displays set up around the city of Bangkok.  From our room we had a great view of the spectacular fireworks show. We ordered room service for tea - Carl ...

... deemed the previous centre of administration in Thornburi unsuitable, the Grand Palace sits at the centre of Ratanakosin (the old royal city). It opened at half eight, to non-Thais, despite one particular individual's assurances otherwise. There is a ...

... could stay longer but, eventually we will be back too. During the next couple days spent in Bangkok we visited the many markets and the Grand Royal Palace. The markets were crazy. Think, the worst after Christmas sale you can imagine and then ...

... was over.   We were walking in search of Wat Phra Kaep ; perhaps the most famous Wat in all of Bangkok and part of the stunning Royal Palace complex. Unfortunately, being in a new city my usually unerring sense of direction was a bit skewed and so ...

... , about 12am or so I think so we had to do one home. Not exactly the all night partying I was expecting from a massive city like Bangkok. Loads of cities describe themselves as the 'city that never sleeps'. Turns out this part of Bangkok at least is the ...

... main gateways to Asia from the west and as a result is quite a tourist hotspot. Established as the capital in 1782, Bangkok features the former royal residence of the current king (who is in his 80's): the Grand Palace. The palace is set within 218,000 ...