Why Go?
Touring glorious wats, the temples where the faithful prostrate themselves before golden Buddhas and leave offerings for saffron-robed monks.
Exploring the city's canals in a long-tailed boat and bargaining in the street markets and craft bazaars.
Getting an hour-long full-body massage for less than $8.
What to Skip
Patpong, the seedy (and touristy) red-light district.
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The food, design and service on these trains are super-deluxe and serve up the mysteries of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia in sumptuous...
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Talat Kao is the old market in Bangkok and has been the central marketplace in Chinatown for over a century. It’s the first point of call for Chinese...
(Markets)
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Bangkok’s procession of the Royal Barges sets out in all its glorious, graceful golden splendour only on occasions of state (see website link for...
(History)
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Thai New Year or Songkran happens astrologically in April usually around the 14th in western calendars, but for convenience the celebration period has...
(Festivals)
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3 lovely apartments tucked, like small summer houses, in the verdant grounds of an aristocratic residence right on the river Forgive the ever-so...
(City Apartments)
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This temple - the Wat Indrawihan - was built towards the end of the Ayutthaya period. Over the years it was known by various names. Its current name...
(Temples)
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1250 miles demand several weeks of hedonism rather than a quick trip. Bangkok’s splendour arises at the markets and the Grand Palace, with its Temple...
(Road Trips)
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Khao San road (Thai: ถนนข้าวสาร) is a short road in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Banglamphu neighborhood (Phra Nakhon district)...
(Squares, Streets & Urban Spaces)
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More than one hundred buildings, many of them brightly coloured and topped with golden spires and decorations make up this complex surrounding the...
(Tombs & Memorials)
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Towering high above the mayhem of daily Bangkok in the embassy, shopping and business districts, the Banyan Tree Hotel is a favourite of business...
(Spas and Spa Resorts)
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The Grand Palace is situated in Rattanakosin, where King Rama I built his new capital in the late 18th century. The seat of Governement to this day,...
(Castles & Palaces)
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Eco-friendly, family-run boutique B&B ideally located for discovering the Thai Capital’s heritage district Opened in 2005, Old Bangkok Inn is one...
(B&B)
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Chatuchak (or Jatujak; Thai: จตุจักร) weekend market in Bangkok is the largest market in Thailand, and largest of the world. Frequently called J.J.,...
(Markets)
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The Golden Mount is part of the Wat Saket temple located just outside the old royal city precincts, next to the Pom Mahakhan fort.'
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The custom of making merit is based on the very sensible Thai saying, ‘if you do good, you will receive good, and if you do evil, you will receive...
(Spas and Retreats)
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Imagine walking leisurely through a complex, located so as to give impressive views of the Chao Phraya river, with over 100 antique and art boutiques....
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