General: Bangkok

BANGKOK INTRODUCTION I decided to visit Bangkok following recommendations from friends and family. However, as you can imagine, not everyone agreed that it was a safe place to go, particularly as I went with another female. Many family members thought that this was a bad idea and that two females alone in Thailand, particularly Bangkok would be preyed upon by the locals. However, they couldn't have been more wrong. I visited Bangkok for 10 days and it was one of the best 10 days of my life. The culture is so completely different from the UK that even if you don't necessarily enjoy your trip it ... more

4 days in Thailand On 17 April this year I, and 3 friends, stopped over in Thailand on our way to Australia. We spent 4 days in Thailand and this Review is designed to be helpful for anyone who has the same aim as we did – de-stress very quickly at the beginning of a holiday. We started off in Bangkok and moved quickly to Ko Samui. ***Arrival*** I won’t bother you with details of the flight too much – I’m sure I can Review airlines elsewhere. Anyway, about 9 hours after leaving Heathrow we landed in Bangkok airport having had a pleasant overnight flight. The scene was not unlike other large ... more

My boyfriend & I visited Bangkok for 3 days before moving onto Bali & then Hong Kong (in October last year). Out of the 3 destinations Bangkok was by far our favourite, Bangkok was so much fun, a very busy city but lots to do. We arrived on the first night at about 9pm. What I seemed to notice first was the amount of stray dogs! We went past literally hundreds of dogs in the way to our hotel & none seemed to have homes, though they didn't look nasty so I wasn't really worried. We were shown to our room at the Rembrandt Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi. The hotel was lovely, the best one on the whole ... more

As many of you know I have recently thrown off the shackles of work and responsibility for the eminently more sensible pursuit of fun and freedom or to be more specific I've headed off on a year long round the world trip. Whilst this limits my use of the Ciao site I've decided to try and post opinions on the various destinations that I visit whenever possible. On this note I should point out that my budget is modest in the extreme so my opinions are aimed squarely at the backpacking end of the spectrum but hopefully others will find some of the content helpful. Anyway enough floundering and on ... more

Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand, and is probably most famous for its imprisonment of Westerners bringing drugs into the country, ladyboys and prostitution. Bangkok is also a beautiful city, where thankfully, my friend and I only witnessed one of the above! Although we loved it immediately, a lot of people hate the city when they first arrive. It is probably best to spend your first night in Bangkok, travel around the country, and return to the city when you are more at home in Thailand. AIRPORT BUS OR TAXI? If there are more than two people travelling together then a taxi will be ... more