Itineraries, practical tips, and neighborhood guides to plan your trip to Bangkok.
The food courts of Bangkok's shopping centres are among the best value for money in the city: dozens of sta...
Bangkok has an active contemporary art scene, spread across large public centres, private museums, independ...
Hua Hin is Thailand's oldest seaside resort: a coastal town about 200 km south of Bangkok, in Prachuap Khir...
Rattanakosin Island is the historic and royal heart of Bangkok: this is where King Rama I set up his capita...
Bangkok is not only a city of Thai Buddhist temples. Over the centuries, Portuguese, Chinese, Indian, Musli...
Bangkok is also discovered through its markets: weekend markets, night markets under colourful tarpaulins, ...
Floating markets are among the most anticipated sights in Bangkok, but they are far from equal. Some are bi...
Bangkok is a noisy city, but it is also one of the best gateways to Buddhist meditation: several temples we...
Bangkok has dozens of museums, but few travellers visit more than two or three: the heat, the temples and t...
Few of Bangkok's major museums are free, but a handful really are, and several offer free or reduced entry ...
Christmas is not a Thai festival and 25 December is not a public holiday in Thailand, but Bangkok celebrate...
Bangkok celebrates 31 December in a big way: fireworks go off from dozens of sites, from the river to the s...
Bangkok has a reputation as a city of concrete, but it hides real green lungs: parks where locals run at da...
In Bangkok, English is enough in hotels, malls and tourist districts, but it fades fast at the market, with...
Bangkok is best seen from above or from the river: the towers of Silom, the golden temples and the Chao Phr...
Pratunam and Ratchathewi make up Bangkok's clothing district: a street market and malls where you buy whole...
Bangkok can feel disorienting on a first trip: the heat, the traffic, the temples, the markets, entry rules...
Bangkok is an inexpensive city to visit, but admission fees add up fast: 500 baht for the Grand Palace, 300...
Bangkok lends itself well to dinners with a view: a wide river, lit-up temples and towers rising out of the...
Bangkok is one of the few cities where you can dine in a three-star restaurant in the evening and eat at a ...
Thais are known for being forgiving with foreigners, and a breach of etiquette is most often forgiven with ...
Bangkok is one of the best cities in Asia for shopping: air-conditioned malls that rival those of Tokyo or ...
Siam, in Pathumwan district, is the shopping centre and crossroads of modern Bangkok: it is where the two B...
The best souvenirs from Bangkok are Thai silk, crafts from the north of the country, food products (spices,...
