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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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.,...
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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...
(Mind & Body)
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"Bangkok's premier luxury hotel with state-of-the-art comfort and river views from every room"
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