  Bangkok
Click to get the inside scoop from
real travelers here at VirtualTourist. See the Bangkok Travel GuideInside advice from real people on:Overview, Hotels, Things to Do, Restaurants, Nightlife, Shopping, General Tips, Transportation, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Warnings or Dangers, Local Customs, Packing Lists or Sports Travel.
 10578 Bangkok Tips.17847 Bangkok Photos.12 Bangkok Videos. Bangkok Pages by bthon
 bthon's Bangkok Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Bangkok-River Kwai-Ko Samet | December, 2003 |  4 |
|
| Page Views: 62 Last Visit to Bangkok: December, 2003 | Bangkok-River Kwai-Ko Samet by bthon - last update: Oct 10, 2004 |
|  | Arrival Its strange how some of the important details of transportation, hotels, and seemingly trivial daily activities disappear so quickly. Luckily, I have the habit of writing down each days activities including where I ate and what I saw; now where are those notebooks.... :)
I fully expected my arrival to Bangkok to be hectic and confusing. However, I did not find this to be the case at all; perhaps the amount of tourists entering the country has made the system efficient.
I believe I purchased a taxi ticket and then waited in a small line outside the airport. It was perhaps 11 at night and I had randomly chosen a mediumly priced and rated hotel for the first night with hostel searches planned for the next morning.
I remember lots of suggestions were thrown at me for hotels, but I stuck with my lonely planet and found myself not too far Khao San rd on a side street away from the noise and traffic |
Exploring-Hostels The next morning, I was up early to switch hostel. I found an inexpensive yet clean one nearby and somewhere I have its information written down. I then hopped on the first local bus that passed and started touring the city.
I stopped by a famous Wat for a Thai massage, roamed the streets, and walked as much as possible. | | |
| | River Kwai Early the next morning, I set off for the River Kwai. Upon arrival I rented the service of a rickshaw for the day. I believe I paid around 250 Bhat which I considered affordable.
Did all the river Kwai touristy things including the tiny POW museum, the railroad, and the memorial |
On one side of the bridge, there was a floating restaurant that I ate at. This might have been my first encounter with a full Thai meal and I absolutely loved it. I believe it was affordable, but I was still getting used to the prices and exchange rate. Anyways, I enjoyed it thoroughly | | |
> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]
| bthon's Bangkok Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Bangkok-River Kwai-Ko Samet | December, 2003 | 4 |
|
 Comments for bthon about Bangkok | | | | |
|
email me
add as friend
