The Lowdown on Bangkok, Thailand. March 26th, 2006
Bangkok, General Info, Getting Around
When you arrive in a new area, one of your first priorities is getting around. When I arrived in Bangkok, I had to find my way around the sprawling, smelly, noisy city, and then on to Bangsaen...
August 16th, 2005
Bangkok, General Info, Getting Around
We began our journey at the BTS Sky station, Saphan Taksin, and took the labeled exit to the Chao Phraya River. It is relatively cheap to travel along the ‘Klong’, Thai for river, with one stop costing 8 baht...
July 10th, 2005
Bangkok, Buying Stuff, Entertainment
Before I came to Thailand, a friend told me about Bangkok. She described it as a "noisy, smelly city, with a great friendly vibe". Others in Thailand describe it as the place to go for a night out, great markets and shopping, and also as an extremely tiring city...
June 21st, 2005
I arrive at Bangkok airport in a backpacked-out daze. Having travelled around Australia for a year, I am now exhausted from a year of parties and good Aussie beer, and have little money as a result...
June 20th, 2005
Bangkok, Traveling, Where to Stay
My journey began on Kao San road, the renowned two streets or so which are popular with backpackers of all nations. This small part of Bangkok, nestled near the Grand Palace, is off the sky train track, and a taxi ride from Siam...
March 6th, 2005
I'd been trying for months to get a room at the Atlanta before I finally managed to snag one. I was tired of the usual Khao San fare, and most of the $20 rooms around Nana Plaza (Suhkimvit) are about as appealing as the sleazy bars that huddle around them...
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