Bangkok 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 ...

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)...

In the largest teak wood palace in the world resided King Chulalongkorn at the turn of the century. In 31 exhibition rooms, a wealth of old photos, antiques, paintings, jewelry and state gifts present...

A work of art made of marble in honor of Buddha. Italian Carraramarmor this jewel of a temple built. The marble temple is a must program each city tour. Radiant white he stands in a park, surrounded by ...