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Khao San Road: Khao San Flava
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  • Jmill42
  • By Jmill42 on March 25, 2004
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  • Khao San at Night - Bangkok
    Khao San at Night
    by Jmill42
    Every form of entertainment can be found along Khao San Rd at night. Every type of pub / bar / club is located here, though the clubs are a bit skimpy. Most of the nightlife here is centered on getting you to eat at their establishment, drink heavily, and then continue to drink heavily. There are street performers and stalls blaring techno every hundred feet or so. Its fun enough just to be here, but pick a bar and you will be happy.

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    Khao San Road: Brick Bar
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  • sandravdp
  • By sandravdp on February 19, 2004
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  • Simone (left) and me partying in Brick Bar - Bangkok
    Simone (left) and me partying
    in Brick Bar
    by sandravdp
    At Brick Bar you can get cocktails, beers, but also cola.

    Here there usually is live music every evenening. Sometimes there is just one band and sometimes there are more on one evening. It's cool to here Thai doing english songs. Some are very good and some are abolutely not ;o)

    You will be sure to meet many cheerful Thai, but also some other tourists.

    A nice bar for a fun evening, but don't come earlier than 21:30 h, cause otherwise there are almost no people here.

    Wear anything you like, it doesn't really matter.

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    Khao San Road: Backpacker Scene
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  • Arjaree
  • By Arjaree on September 19, 2004
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  • Khao San Road - Bangkok
    Khao San Road
    by Arjaree
    It's nice to sit outdoors and watch people walking while having a sip of your beer or eating. Or if it's a bit too hot, sitting inside enjoying the dj's music is also nice. But you may have to shout, instead of talking normally with your friends. The music is quite loud.

    Silk bar fried rice is my fav dish there.

    It's in a backpacker area. So you can dress any way you want.

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    Khao San Road: Lava
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  • Guantanamera
  • By Guantanamera on June 5, 2004
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  • Khao San Road - Bangkok
    by Guantanamera
    Lava is one of the nightclubs on Khao San Road, the heart of the backpackers' barrio... Located down in the basement level, this is your typical Western style bar and nightclub, completely indistinguishable from what you would find in any major city in Europe, North America, or South America... This photo shows one of the girls that work at Lava... At least, it appears to be a girl...!

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    Khao San Road: Backpackers life
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  • Mahieu
  • By Mahieu on November 28, 2003
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  • Khao San Road - Bangkok
    by Mahieu
    Khao San Road is probably world famous for its backpackers guest houses. So, you can imagine the atmosphere going on in this area. During evening or nighttime, lots of street vendors selling food, drinks, souvenirs, ... Also lots of adresses where you can check your mail.
    It's very lively, but of course not very Thai, since almost everyone around here is a foreigner.

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    Khao San Road: Touts at Khao San Road
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  • thedouglas
  • Updated By thedouglas on February 8, 2008
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  • Khao San Road - Bangkok
    by thedouglas, 1 more photos
    Our family always spends a lot of time at Khao San Road at night when we're in BKK - as we stay in Chinatown, which is not the safest outside certain boundaries. We like the containment of Khao San, and the variety of restaurants closeby, the shopping, massage, banana pancakes etc.......

    I was aware that there was an adult entertaintment industry at Khao San, which is much more discrete than Patpong - and, on subsequent trips, realise that it really kicks off a bit later in the night. So, if you are gone by about 9.00pm, you will miss out on the "action". Or, if you are looking for the action, turn up later!

    Gents are not safe from approaches from touts even in Khao San, even accompanied by their spousal watchdogs!

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    Khao San Road: KHAO SAN ROAD.
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  • wanderingbilly
  • Updated By wanderingbilly on May 20, 2008
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  • KHAO SAN ROAD IN FULL SWING - Bangkok
    KHAO SAN ROAD IN FULL SWING
    by wanderingbilly, 2 more photos
    WE FOUND KHAO SAN ROAD A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A BITE TO EAT THEN WALK A FEW YARDS TO SPEND THE REST OF THE EVENING GOING FROM BAR TO BAR.
    LETS BE HONEST KHAO SAN ROAD IS VERY MUCH GEARED TOWARD THE WESTERN TRAVELER WITH OUTLETS LIKE MACDONALDS AND STARBUCKS NOW OPEN ON THE ROAD BUT KHAO SAN IS STILL AS HARD NOSED AS IT WAS AND WE FOUND SOME OF THE BEST PLACES TO GET A SNACK TO BE THE LITTLE STALLS THAT LINE THIS BAR CROWED PEOPLE CROWED STREET,
    AND IF FRIED INSECTS ARE YOUR THING BE MY GUEST THEY ARE THERE TO BE EATEN..
    THERE ARE BARS GALORE HERE, SOME SCRUFFY SOME FANCY BUT NONE ARE REALLY OVERPRICED..AFTERALL THERE ARE SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM THEY REALLY CANT AFFORD TO PRICE THEMSELVES OUT..AND YES THERE IS EVEN AN IRISH BAR.
    PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME TO KHAO SAN TO SOAK UP THE ATMOSPHERE
    AND MINGLE WITH LIKE MINDED PEOPLE PLUS USE IT AS A BASE TO SEE THE MAJOR SITES OF BANGKOK, KHAO SAN ROAD HAS BECOME A MAJOR TOURIST DRAW IN ITS OWN RIGHT, AND AT THE END OF A CRACKING NIGHT BAR HOPPING WE LOVED NOTHING BETTER THAN JUMPING ONTO A TUK TUK AND HAVE ITS OWNER FLY US AT HIGH SPEED THROUGH THE STREETS OF BANGKOK WITH THE WIND IN OUR FACES BACK TO OUR HOTEL...PERFECT WAY TO END A GREAT NIGHT.
    P.S QUICK UPDATE, JUST BACK FROM BANGKOK MARCH 2008..KHAO SAN IS STILL JUMPING AND IF YOU ASK ME I THINK ITS GOT EVEN BETTER....OH I LOV KHAO SAN !!!!!

    DRESS CODE..ON KHAO SAN ANYTHING GOES.
    PLUS YOU MUST HAVE FUN HERE.... ITS THE LAW !!!!!

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    Khao San Road: Khao San Road
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  • SirRichard
  • By SirRichard on October 21, 2003
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  • Early (or was it late?) beers at KSR - Bangkok
    Early (or was it late?) beers
    at KSR
    by SirRichard
    Khao San Road is THE PLACE to go if you look for young backpackers travelers ambiance! It is open all night, here you will find places open 24 h for a late dinner or an early breakfast.

    I spent there 4 hours 1 night, from 5 to 9 am, though it was not voluntarily: I took the previous night the Sabaidee bus from Vientiane (Laos), that was supposed to arrive in KSR at 8 in the morning. So, I though, I would have a quick breakfast, leave the luggage and would go visit a few things in BKK!

    BUT the bus arrived "a bit" early, at 5 am!!! So there I was, in the middle of KSR, along with the last drunk partiers, totally dark all around. Luckily enough, Nat Guest House terrace was open, so I sat there and had some time to finish my Diaries, complete some watercolors, read a bit, see a whole movie, have 2 breakfasts and connect for a (long) while to internet...

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    Khao San Road: Let's Mingle With The Crowd
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  • imran8852
  • Updated By imran8852 on February 28, 2008
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  • Khao San Road - Bangkok
    by imran8852, 1 more photos
    So many travellers. Everyone seems to understand each other & blend well together. Tattoo parlours, Thai massages, Food stalls, Travel Agency etc. etc. are abandon here.
    Khao San Road always seems crowded with people from all over the word. A lot of people say that this is a backpacker ghetto. If you haven't been to Khao San, take a stroll here & witness for yourself and decide whether you like it or not…From the guest house we stayed at Pra Athit Road…Khao San is just a few minutes walk & we were there almost every night! Wherever you are, just take some precaution & use common sense…Que sera sera!

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    Khao San Road: A spectacle by itself
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  • Tijavi
  • Updated By Tijavi on March 3, 2008
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  • Khao San lights - Bangkok
    Khao San lights
    by Tijavi, 1 more photos
    Khao San is that stretch of road in Bangkok's old Banglamphu district that has for decades lured millions of backpacking tourists to its cheap hostels (debatable these days), lively bars (of the wholesome variety) and currently,cafés, including America's flagship coffee brand Starbucks.

    While Khao San oldtimers whine about the commercialization of the whole place and the loss of that distinctive charm, it's still a good place to grab a drink and chat with fellow backpackers (or more like, package holidaymakers). The crowd varies from the hard core stinky backpackers, to the London City/NYC Wall St Prada-and-Hugo-Boss set to locals making friends with tourists (and ladies and not-so-real-ladies doing business with tanned westerners). Quite a spectacle.

    All these come at a price, though; food and drinks are usually more expensive (easily by 25-50%) here than in other areas in Bangkok. I think the only missing element is that ultimate tourism status symbol: UNESCO's seal of approval as a world heritage site.

    Anything goes.

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