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Preparation
Whether you're travelling to the islands or the mountains of Thailand, you're likely to spend at least one night in its capital city on the way. Bangkok might be noisy and polluted but it's also an exciting city with plenty of things to see and do. Why not make it a longer stay?
Where to stay
The Khao San Road was a famous traveller spot even before Leonardo di Caprio's character in the film The Beach stayed there. But it's noisy, not very pretty and not very Thai. For something more authentic, Phra Kanong offers an alternative place to stay, with its fantastic street markets where everyday Bangkok people eat, work and live. It's not as convenient for the main tourist sites, but it has a Skytrain station so you can be at the Grand Palace in 20 minutes.
How to get around
Bangkok's traffic can be a nightmare. Sure, you can easily take a taxi – if you want to spend hours stuck in traffic jams – but there are two much better ways to get around the city. To explore the temples and historical sites, catch an express boat river taxi or a longtail boat along the Chao Phraya river and the canals. For the modern part of the city, the Skytrain is a fast, cheap way to travel from the river to the shopping malls and nightlife of Sukhumvit, and the famous Chatuchak street market.
Where to eat
The simple answer is: everywhere! Thai street food is among the best in the world, and for around $5 you can eat a filling and delicious meal. Some food stands have little plastic seats where you can sit and eat and they cook the same dish over and over, like fried chicken on rice or Pad Thai noodles. Head for Chinatown – Yaowarat Street – and choose whatever looks most interesting from the many excellent Chinese and Thai restaurants and food stands.
What to do
After you've seen the main sites like the Giant Buddha at the temple of Wat Pho and the spectacular Grand Palace, and shopped at Chatuchak market, check out the snake farm and watch the live snake show. You can even touch a snake yourself if you want to!
Yes I really like to visit Bangkok. I'have always attract by Asia, for the nature places and for the culture too.
I like to know other big cities in the world to get in touch with other way to live.
I'd like to visit Bangkok because I've heard that it cost cheap and have many tourist attractions.
well, I really like to visit Bangkok because of their foods are really tasty and there are many beautiful and amazing places to explore. and in the peak season, can buy the authentic brand with cheaper price also.
Although Bangkok is not my favourite destination but I still want to visit Bangkok. Thailand is very close to my country (Vietnam), i can be there easily on a short holiday. I love food and especially Thai's food. Besides, the travel expenses to Bangkok is affordable for me.
I want to visitor to Bangkok because it is very cheap for tourists to enjoy food, sightsee and experience others services,... Moreover, My country Vietnam is near to Thailand, so the move by vehicles is very convenient,...
hai my name is septhia ramadhani i'm student from indonesia at Tajungpura University I want to visit bangkok one day, because i love Thailnd so much and i love traveling then explore
Although it has several beautiful things, I don't think it is a city that I want to visit for now,
I mean it is not at the top of my list of countries that I want to visit, especially because it is
a very polluted city, with a lot of noise and difficult to get around.
If I could choose a place to go, definitely i wouldn't go to Bangkok because there isn't many things that i would enjoy to do and it doesn't look like a beautiful place. In Asia I'd rather go to Japan, because there seems to have more interesting things to do and eat, for example. So, in the whole world that i could choose, i would go to every country in Europe, Ocean, America and after that, I would think about Thai
Yes of course I’d like to visit Bangkok