Bangkok Travel Guide
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To put it simply, Bangkok can seem like a labyrinth to new arrivals in the city. The sprawling expressways and overpasses, huge new Skytrain and crowded streets full of vendors give the place a distinct Blade Runner-esque feel. Causing even further confusion is the lack of a true "center" to the city, with various districts scattered throughout town. On … Read Bangkok introduction
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National Gallery
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Housing both traditional and contemporary Thai art, the National Gallery displays works by Thai artists from the 17th century onwards. The contemporary works are interesting in the way they demonstrate the impact of major Western …
Swissotel Nai Lert Park
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This low-rise, built in 1983, was designed to help blend into the surrounding Nai Lert parkland and it continues to maintain the standard that other hotel …
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel
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A five-star hotel on busy Sukhumvit Road with shopping, entertainment and business areas all located close by. There is also easy access to the city at large via the Skytrain, which is located right outside the front door. Luxury rooms and …
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Introduction
Bangkok has dominated Thailand's urban hierarchy as well as its political, commercial and cultural life since the late 18th century. Distinctly modern and Westernised, Bangkok is still a sleepy Thai village with a louder soundtrack of traffic and nightlife.
Not to miss
National Museum Thailand's National Museum is the largest museum in Southeast Asia and covers a broad range of subjects, from historical surveys to religious sculpture displays. The buildings were originally constructed in 1782 as the palace of Rama I's viceroy, Prince Wang Na. Rama V turned it …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 8000000 Area : 1569km² Longitude / Latitude : 100.516670227 / 13.75 Currency : Baht (THB) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Bangkok is a major travel hub, so it has plenty of direct flights from capital cities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Continental Europe, the UK and USA. Bangkok is one of the cheapest cities in the world to fly out of, due to the Thai government's loose restrictions on air fares and close …
History
Recent History Today Bangkok can be found reprising its role as the financial hub of mainland Southeast Asia. In 2000, charismatic conservative warhorse Samak Sundaravej unexpectedly won the city's governorship on an anti-corruption platform. He subsequently had a curse placed on the city's …
Weather
Bangkok and Central Thailand are well within tropical latitudes and experience alternating periods of a dry and wet monsoon climate. The south-west monsoon arrives between May and July and lasts into October. This is followed by a dry period from November to May, a period that begins with lower …
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Overview of Bangkok
With an estimated population of over 10 million in a country of only 60 million, Thailand's capital is the urban and cultural heart of the land: where all trends originate, where all roads meet, an exaggeration of every aspect of life in the kingdom. Choked with traffic, polluted, and corrupt, the …
Overview
A foreigner's reaction to Thailand's capital is often as confused as the city's geography. Bangkok has no downtown, and streets, like the traffic, seem to veer off in every direction. There's even confusion about the city's name: though to Thais it is Krung Thep, the City of Angels, foreigners …
Most travellers escape the chaos of Bangkok
to the temples, ancient cities and ruins, lush green fields, fishing villages and resorts of the backcountry. Attractions include hiking, trekking and hilltribe life in Chiang Mai, the ancient city of Ayuthaya, and the laid-back beaches and tropical islands of the south, where diving, dancing …
Overview of Ayutthaya
76km (47 miles) N of Bangkok Ayutthaya is one of Thailand's historical highlights. Many travelers take the day tour from Bangkok, which allows about 3 hours at the sites, but for folks with an interest in archaeological ruins, Ayutthaya justifies an overnight or more. From its establishment in …
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