Staying in Bangkok: what's the best location?
A few weeks of vacation in Thailand usually starts or ends with a few days in Bangkok. The location of your hotel is important here. In this article I give some suggestions and tips that should help you determine where you can best stay in Bangkok.
Bangkok will not captivate you at first sight. In fact, 'you like it or you hate it'. And to sharpen the picture even more, Bangkok stinks, is polluted, dilapidated, noisy, cramped, chaotic and busy. Very busy even.
What are the 10 best things to do in Bangkok?
Bangkok is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia and the ever-bustling capital of Thailand. There are many beautiful temples and palaces to explore, such as the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Wat Traimit. Other points of interest include the Jim Thompson House, Chatuchak Weekend Market, Chinatown and Lumpini Park.
Nightlife in Bangkok: Wild and Insane!
The nightlife in Bangkok is world famous and known for being wild and insane. Of course we know about the infamous adult nightspots, but that's only part of the nightlife. Going out in Bangkok can be compared to the nightlife in trendy cities in Europe: trendy clubs with DJs, atmospheric roof terraces, trendy cocktail bars and much more entertainment color the night in the sultry capital.
Emsphere, a new luxury shopping center in Bangkok, opened its doors on December 1, 2023. This new addition to the city's retail landscape is part of The Mall Group's extensive Em District, which already includes two of Thailand's largest shopping centers, the Emporium and Emquartier.
A few historic streets in Bangkok
You wouldn't say it at first sight, but the streets of Bangkok have not only played a crucial role in the opening up of the city, but also in the actual urban development.
Bangkok perfume (video)
Bangkok is an overwhelming city. Grand, compelling, an open-air theater and a source of inspiration. A city that is always buzzing with energy. I have a love-hate relationship with Bangkok. When I'm not there, I crave that stinking city. When I walk around I curse the chaotic traffic, the hysterical crowds and the sweltering heat.
Hillary Bar 2 in Bangkok: Excellent Live Music (Video)
Are you a fan of live music and want to see how Thai can go crazy? Then put it at number one in your travel program: Hillary Bar 2 in Bangkok.
A new pedestrian bridge has recently been opened on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya. The special thing about this pedestrian bridge is that it is equipped with a lift, so that wheelchair users can also safely cross the busy and sometimes dangerous Sukhumvit Rd.
The ambulatory street bar
You can see them appearing like mushrooms in the streets of Bangkok and Pattaya, among others: the ambulatory street bars.
Section Sukhumvit Pattaya closed from 2- 6 September
Part of Sukhumvit Road and the Central Road bypass tunnel will be closed intermittently from September 2-6 to construct a wheelchair-accessible pedestrian bridge.
Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok
Sukhumvit Road is the most famous street in Bangkok and perhaps all of Thailand. The road is no less than about 400 kilometers long and runs from Thailand's capital as a National Highway via Samut Prakan, Chonburi, Rayong and Chanthaburi to Trat.
Tunnel on Sukhumvit Road is delayed again
“There is light at the end of the tunnel!” That's a well-known saying. Unfortunately, that does not apply to the tunnel on Sukhumvit Road. The original plan was to open the tunnel at the end of February 2017. The fact that a project is delayed is not exclusive to the tunnel because it happens more often, also in the Netherlands.
The Sukhumvit Road in Thailand
When traveling through Thailand, you regularly come across the name Sukhumvit Road in certain areas. Is this a lack of creativity in not being able to come up with another name? Or is there another thought behind it?
Tunnel construction on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
Anyone driving over the Sukhumvit will already see several changes in the vicinity of the future tunnel. This may mean that tunnel construction is nearing its end. According to rumors in the corridors, it would be ready in the beginning of the new year: February or March.
Tunneling: Progress on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
It is interesting to look at the progress of tunnel construction on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya. Like almost every major project, this tunnel construction also has to deal with delays. It already started with the date on which construction would start.
Nightlife in Bangkok: Check Inn 99
Bangkok has countless entertainment options. The offer is constantly changing, new clubs are added and others disappear again. However, that does not apply to Check Inn 99 on Sukhumvit Road (opposite the Landmark Hotel).
Hotel Review: At Mind Executive Suites – Bangkok
At the end of April I had to be in Bangkok for some business. I then booked a number of nights at At Mind Executive Suites. An excellent hotel that I can recommend to the readers of Thailandblog.
Sukhumvit Pattaya tunnel construction has begun
If you are staying in Pattaya you may have already noticed it, otherwise you will definitely have to deal with it in the future. On Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya, the first works have started leading to a traffic tunnel that should relieve the busy traffic on that road.
Reader question: Why is there little information about the other side of Sukhumvit road in Pattaya
During my last holiday I met a Dutchman who spent the first weeks of his holiday on the other side of Sukhumvit road in Pattaya (The Darkside) and he was very enthusiastic about this.
The delights of Sukhumvit Soi 55 in Bangkok
The possibilities to eat delicious and unusual food in Bangkok are almost unlimited. In many cities you have those typical streets where restaurants in all kinds of variations like the famous mushrooms shoot up and exert a certain attraction on the public.
Guru, the usually naughty but now serious Friday supplement of the Bangkok Post, calls it a 'foodie zone': three sois (side streets) of Sukhumvit Road, where new restaurants and cafes have opened. And those are not home-garden-and-kitchen matters, so those who are on the money better stay away. A brief overview.