Bangkok Travel Blog

Talk of Bangkok’s traffic nightmares is pretty common. Getting stuck forever in congested streets and highways, and then giving up, turning around, and getting stuck on the way home, isn’t unheard of. But find someone who lived in Bangkok before the advent of the mass transit system and you’ll...

Now don’t get all alarmed here, but according to Thailand’s Health Ministry, the number of dengue fever cases is increasing in Thailand. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is also known as break-bone fever which gives you an idea of the pain of it. Plus it can kill a person. There is no vaccination,...

The new airport rail connection to and from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport has had some trial runs and will officially open on August 23. From that date to the end of the year, the fares will be discounted. Photo by Dan.. There are two lines: SA Express has only two stops: the airport...

Packing for Bangkok, and Thailand in general, is really pretty easy. Bangkok is a modern metropolis and despite all that exotic, other-world appeal you really can get just about anything you need once you are here. And in many cases, far cheaper than at home. Photo by kalleboo But here are a few items...

Throughout the NileGuide site, Local Experts are posting blogs about a meal a traveler can find in their city for under $5 USD. But this is Bangkok, one of the world’s powerhouses of cheap street food and I might struggle to actually get UP to $5. So let’s say here’s a classic Bangkok meal for...

And you thought the political situation was volatile in Thailand? The death total from the clashes between Red Shirt protesters and government security forces went up by 2 today as a soldier and a protester succumbed to their injuries. So now officially 23 died – 5 of them soldiers, one of them a journalist....

The Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit looms over the great Sukhumvit Road where one can feel the pulse of Bangkok. A superb luxury hotel with a great rooftop pool area, the Sheraton is an oasis in the city. But anyone who comes to Bangkok is going to want to get out and explore the great things the City of...

Photo: Kevin Revolinski The Chao Phraya River twists through Bangkok on its course to the Bay of Thailand and its muddy waters churn with boat traffic as residents use ferries to bypass the tangled lanes on land. This is one side of Bangkok you won’t want to miss. Guided boat tours offer a great angle...

While estimates are that over 100,000 protestors known as Red Shirts, supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), took to the streets in Bangkok over the March 13 weekend, those numbers have dropped significantly but remain in the thousands. The Red Shirts made a bloody showing,...