Bangkok Culture and Sights

The king’s official residency from the 1782s through the mid-20th century. One of the most exciting destinations for visitors to Bangkok is the Grand Palace, which includes the highly important shrine ...

You either hate or love this world-renowned backpacker haven. Thai noodle and pancake vendors compete for precious space with gourmet coffee outlets and Western fast food chains; two-dollar-a-night gues...

Translated - The temple of the dawn. As Ayutthaya lay in ashes after conquest by the Burmese, General Taksin undertook to march the remaining survivors “until the sun rises again” and vowed to erect a t...

The life story of American-born James (Jim) Thompson reads like an adventure novel, right up to his mysterious disappearance on holiday in Malaysia at the height of his business success in 1967. . It wa...

Close to the Grand Palace is Wat Pho, the oldest and tallest temple in Bangkok. Close to the Grand Palace is the oldest and tallest temple in Bangkok. Wat Pho (also known as Wat Chetuphon or the Temple ...

The National Museum in Bangkok offers varied insights into the culture and history of Thailand. At least half the day should be set aside for visiting it. It houses a vast collection, partly because it ...

She is famous and infamous, but certainly not with Hamburg's Reeperbahn to compare. The Patpong 1 and the small road parallel Patpong 2 provide the best known Barviertel the city. Go-go bar ranks of g...

A Hindu God desires satisfied here. This shrine is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma consecrated. Actually it is an oversized ghost house. As in the fifties the Erawan Hotel (now the Grand Hyatt Erawan)...

The highlights of the whole of Thailand into a beautiful park. The whole country as open-air museum. Even the contours of the 1.5 km ² park in Thailand after the actual border line drawn. 112 are major ...