Ideal Hotels & Shopping / Attractions
by lsling7757
I would receommend hotels like Holiday Inn Pleonchit or Arnoma (cheaper). Both are located near BTS Chit Lom station.
Chit Lom = Central Mall / Zens / Gaysorn / Platinum Fashion Mall etc
National Stadium = MBK / Tokyo / Siam Paragon etc
Mo Chit = Chatuchak
If u interested in sightseeing, try taking the BTS Chit Lom to BTS Saphan Taksin.
From there, buy an 1-day river pass (Chao Phraya) & travel to piers "the chang" or "tha tien".
The Chang Pier = Grand Palace
Tha Tien = Wat Arun / Wat Pho
Hope it helps in your planning.
Taste the Local Flavor - "Grilled Sour Sausages"
by i-s-a
Also outside the National Museum, there's another one of those street foods that we love....the Sour Sausages. The taste is similar to "longanisa" that we have here at home but with a tangy twist.
When in Bangkok...taste one and enjoy!
Note:
This is from my first Bangkok trip in March 2004.
Part of the independent walk-tour I did with my mother.
Streetlife
by phil_uk_net
In a lot of places I've visited life takes place behind closed doors. As a visitor you can feel excluded from everything.
Not so in Bangkok. People just live on the street and everything happens there. The streets are always bustling and I just love walking around taking in all the sights. An example is these girls sitting on the pavement styling each others hair. The 'girl' in the background looks a bit dodgy!
Oh, how I miss Thailand ....
Thai Language
by Ewingjr98
Thai is the official language of Thailand, and is spoken by some 65 million people. Thai is written in a variation of the Khmer script that is used in Cambodia and Laos. Thai writing uses 44 consonants and 15 vowels, and no capital or small letters (similar to many other Asian languages).
Learn a few basic phrases. My favorites are:
Sawadeekap (in English sa-what-ee-cop) -- Hello
Kapgunkap (cop-goon-cop) -- Thank you
Soi Mak Ma (soy mock maaaaa) -- That is very beautiful (and yes, you say maaaaa!)
http://www.thai2english.com/ ... here is a Thai-English dictionary.
Showing feet and arms,Only Thai can do?
by beebah
That's not true. I just saw this too many times myself that tourists complaining why we can do it and they can't. (And I don't really get it coz it's obviously that those who complain come in casual spaghetti stripes) And even for Thais we're not allowed to enter Grand Palace with sleeveless spaghetti stripes tops. They're not really serious about shoes anyway BUT definitely no 69 Baht flip-flip will do. Open shoes are OK as long as they have stripes. Not the absolute beach flip-flops.
If you arrive Grand Palce with your shorts and sleeveless tops. Just "borrow" sarong from the booth. They're available 'free' to borrow. And shoes are available for "rent' from the shops just right opposite the Grand Palace.
And if you spot any Thai that wear sleeveless, shorts, flipflops and enter the place. Please take the photos and post it on this website. I'll write to the officers. Because I, too, don't like "double standard"
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Siam Paragon
Alex, Dave and Lara at the Lake House
Memorial Bridge Pier
BTS Skytrain Ekkamai Station
