Bangkok Travel Blogs - Page 4

Today’s mission was to visit the Chatuchak Weekend Market, a place where 8,000 or 15,000 vendors (depending on if you believe Fodor’s or Lonely Planet) set up to sell their wares every Saturday and Sunday. You can buy everything from rubber bands to furniture to artwork to chickens.   W…

One of the most funny places in Bangkok for us Thai people is Khao Sarn Road. But me and my friends love it. When many older Thai people think of Khao Sarn they think of scruffy tourists with little money, but they don’t think farang (foreigner) Khao Sarn bad. They think they smart can …

"Why all mean are crap." [A prologue to Thailand] "Okay! Okay!"  Don't get too excited lady readers.  No real bold admissions here.  No confessions of a defeated male.  I dare not concede a single inch of ground in the eternal battle of the sexes.  Neither is it my me…

After breakfast I went with the free Tuktuk of the hotel to Khao San Road. The thai people were setting up there businesses and tuktuk drivers are willing to take you everything. It was for most of the backpackers a little bit early, so it was not very busy. When I a robbed…

This is my last entry actually from Thailand. I will probably upload some additional pics and do a final summary upon my return for anyone seeking "closure." lol We went to Khao Yai Monday and Tuesday. It was awesome! First, we took a small side-trip to see the dam. While this was definitely not m…

Some pictures which were taken by me around Banglampuu area. I spent most of my nights in this area to take pictures or just chill out at the Mc.Donald store nearby.

Ninety minutes after departing Indianapolis we were boarding our first connecting flight, a Boeing 747 at the McNamara terminal in Detroit, Northwest's world gateway. Fifteen hours into our journey, we were pushing back from the gate at Tokyo's Narita International for our third flight and  …

My three year assignment here in Bangkok will be coming to an end this August, and I am starting to think about all of the things that need to get done before I pack out!  One of the things I realized is that I need to write more about this city that I have lived in for so long!  Kat aske…

In Bangkok, when a tuk tuk driver tells you the Grand Palace is closed, you don't believe him - even the dumbest farang knows that's the cold open to a scam of one sort or another. But, if you get to the Grand Palace and a Thai Army Officer tells you it's closed, you go with it.I tuned out the reas…

Although quite rewarding, traveling alone has been tough.  I feel like I am not being myself.  I am always acting overly assertive, sometimes even to the point of being aggressive.  The message I want to send the to those I encounter is that I am a strong woman- so dont dare&nbs…

Bangkok, Thailand, 21-24 May 2009 -- My best buddies Alex and Bruce's joint birthday weekend celebration in Asia's party capital -- with an entourage of merrymakers from Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Norway, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore and home team Thailand -- mostly old friends planning t…

Breakfast - SkyTrain - Erawan Shrine - Siam Centre/ Siam Paragon/ Siam Discovery - River Trip - Malls - Night Market

Bangkok meet-up is too hot to handle, a dangerous mix - combination of great people, crazy fun, getting drooonk and camwhore moments..

Last night I went and got tattoo #3.  For me the compass rose symbolizes "traveler."  I've thought about this one a long time and have been wanting to get it along the way somewhere  - so why not Bangkok.  And yes, it hurt! 

As we had opted for in staying the shopping area of  Bangkok we felt we should do it justice and so spent the last 2 days looking round the vast air conditioned shopping centres.  The MBK shopping centre was truly remarkable.  It was a bit like a posh indoor market, wi…