Bangkok Tourist Traps

 49 Reviews  I really haven't tried to book online for a place in where we can stay when we arrived in Bangkok, because I thought at that time that it's dangerous to enter your credit card number in the... 

 74 Reviews  It's a mistake to paint all tuk-tuk drivers with the same brush. I had nothing but good luck with them. They never quoted a price to take me somewhere. Instead, they said I should just pay what I... 

 14 Reviews  Wow, the fact that I saw Patpong in the list of the tourist traps, means there really are a lot of con artists there. Never, ever, EVER, believe when someone calls you to watch the "ping pong show"... 

 9 Reviews  This is the main “backpacker” neighborhood found in Bangkok…and it’s loaded with cheap accommodations, a multitude of bars, restaurants, and travel companies, other businesses and loads of neon and... 

 3 Reviews  The gist of the scam is that a salesperson will slip something into your shopping bag at duty free outlets letting you believe that it a free gift from your purchase of duty free goods... You will... 

 17 Reviews  Even though I read all about it here on VT, I still ended up on a tuktuk tour. Basically we happened to be in Bangkok on a public holiday and because of this, when we were told the Grand Palace was... 

 29 Reviews  Often when you are looking for directions or the entrance to a temple/palace/... a local comes up to you and tells you that the place is closed. Sometimes it's "closed for lunch", for temples it's... 

 4 Reviews  There are many floating markets in and around Bangkok. Damnoen Saduak is the most popular, located about 1 hour outside of Bangkok. If you want to go to this one, there are a couple aof ways to do it.... 

 2 Reviews  The highway into Bangkok from the outskirts are subject to tolls. If you get into a taxi and the driver asks if you want to go on the highway, you will have to pay the toll. It is normally quicker to... 

 4 Reviews  The airport departure tax cost 500baht per person. It is a must to buy. Haha I wonder what will happen to those who do not have the money to buy it. In some countries like Singapore, it is included in... 

 Ginger98 Says:  be careful : you can have a normal facial treatment for c.a 500 bht and collagen for 1000 bht, sometimes spa looks nice outside but inside are cheap and no... 

 waraporn Says:  The national museum certainly warrants a visit, but I've got mixed feelings about it. The exhibits are fine, but the way they are exhibited is old fashioned, to... 

 ballydale69 Says:  when i first came to bangkok i booked into modern place apartments soi 99 ramintra road bangkok,i paid 12 months in advance and the owner told me that after 12... 

 picek Says:  That snake was put on the shoulder of innocent and naive looking tourist in front of the gate to Wat Po (where reclining Buddha is). The owner of the snake goes... 

 ancient_traveler Says:  Wat Mangkon Kamalawa in China Town Bangkok is on Charoen Road. The Chinese name is Leng Noei Yi. The Thai name is Mangkon Kamalatawa. It was built in 1871 and... 

 ancient_traveler Says:  Trimurti, the god of love, with offerings of red roses - all in the name of love, and in the hope that they will meet their eternal sweethearts. The shrine is a... 

 ancient_traveler Says:  Ganesh is another Hindu Diety. He has the head of an elephant and the body of a fat human male. Elsewhere in Bangkok images of Lord Ganesh can be seen where the... 

 ancient_traveler Says:  Wat Mahannapharam built over a century ago is a fine blending of Thai and Chinese art, mirroring the great influence Chinese culture wielded on Siamese people... 

 malakingtete Says:  There are some life sized pictures of Thai costumes that have holes where you can put your face on it to take a picture. Well, this one is not also free. The... 

 yzyz Says:  Learn not only the room rates. Learn all hidden costs in the hotel i.e. breakfast, dinner, room service rates, learn whether the hotel has a free shuttle... 

 morosis Says:  It is best to pay a little to a hotel worker who can shop for you as they will recognize you as american and make you pay 3x as much. If you have to shop... 

 solopes Says:  Travelling around in 4 continents, I have already experienced everything about costums, here and there having to wear several accessories to respect the local... 

 ancient_traveler Says:  Muay Thai, translated into English as Thai Boxing, is the national sport of Thailand and is a martial art with origins in the ancient battlefield tactics of the...