Bangkok Travel Blog

Nine is a lucky number. In Thai the word for nine (gao/kao) is similar to the word for ‘step forward’ or ‘progress.’ During special celebrations such as the New Year or Songkran, the Thai New Year, Buddhists in Bangkok will visit what are considered the nine most important temples...

There’s still time to see some of the fine local and international acts at the 6th annual Rhythm of the Earth World Festival in Bangkok. We have updated yesterday’s posted information with a copy of the festival’s event schedule. If you missed the Lee Boys last night, you missed a great...

Live world music and awesome barbecue will be happening this week and weekend during the 6th Annual Rhythm of the Earth World Festival in Bangkok. Head on down to Central World to check it out — it’s free! Various local and international musical acts will give free performances on a stage...

Thailand is already known to be a backpacker’s dream. Cheap, delicious food at the open-air food markets, awesome budget accommodations, bargain shopping galore at places such as MBK or the Chatuchak Weekend Market. And maybe you’ve even used Bangkok’s free citywide internet. But do...

For travelers looking for WiFi, Bangkok has a good number of bars, hotels and coffee shops offering it free to their customers. The expensive hotels such as Hilton or Four Seasons, of course, still assume guests throw money around and couldn’t care less about charges, and so the places offering...

You know all those random creative types juggling, miming, and painted up and frozen like a statue in the street with a hat full of change on the sidewalk? Sure you do. You’ve stopped, snapped some photos, maybe even dug some contributions out of your pockets as they entertained you. This weekend’s...

It’s Halloween season, and though the Thai do not celebrate this holiday, they are definitely believers in ghosts and the supernatural. So I thought I’d share a couple of creepy Bangkok items. The first is a temple with a shrine for a popular local spirit — and I don’t mean Thai...

The Second Annual Suk 11 Thai Zombie Walk is coming up Saturday, October 16 as part of Bangkok’s festive Halloween mood. The event is organized by Bangkok Haunts with sponsorship from Bacardi, the Sukhumvit Soi 11 Association, and the Lotus Flower Foundation. Photo by rumikel Meet at the fountains...

Have you been to the usual temples? Wat Arun, Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha) and Wat Phra Kaew? Here’s an option that sits high above the Chao Phraya River, is not far from the beaten path but most certainly off of it. Wat Bukkhalo is across the river in Thonburi and the new BRT bus system, which crosses...