Hi!
I will be traveling to Bangkok next week.
Could you please let me know some main and famous places that I should visit?
Is it cheaper to buy tour of a travel agent? If so, do you have any recommendation?
I wish to hear from you soon.
Albert
Where to visit in Bangkok?
There is so much to see and do in Bangkok so it is not easy to draw up a list of things to do without knowing what you%26#39;re interested in. Anyway, here is an indicative list of the places that you should not miss:
Temples - Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha Temple), Wat Phra Khaew (Emerald Buddha Temple), Wat Trimit, Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn)
Palaces - Grand Palace, Suan Pakkard Palace.
Markets - Jatujak Weekend Market, Suan Lum Night Market, Chinatown, Patpong Night Market.
Malls - Siam Paragon Mall, Central World Plaza, Central Chidlom, Pantip Plaza (IT Mall).
Most tourists to Bangkok would be interested in the Siam Niraimit Cultural Show and the Chao Phraya Floating Market but coming from Vietnam, you may not find these Thai attractions unusually exciting.
I think it is quite easy and economical to explore Bangkok on your own, even if you do not speak the Thai language. It is very cheap if you travel by public transport compared with joining a tour group. Organised tours usually include visits to gems markets and duty free shops and that takes up precious time that could be spent exploring the city on your own. Your hotel conceirge should be able to advise you on bus routes to the major places of interest. Your journeys are faster if you take the skytrain to some of the places e.g. Siam Paragon (Siam Station), Central Chidlom (Chitlom Station), Patpong (Sala Daeng Station), Jatujak (Mochit Station). Enjoy your trip.
Where to visit in Bangkok?Hi Frappeo,
Thank you so much for the information. It is very helpful to me.
So there are many things to visit there. I will be there for 5 days. Hopefully I have enough time to explore Bangkok.
My interests are famous tourist places then places that are special of Thailand.
I heard that the internet is very expensive in Thailand in compare with Vietnam. Is that correct? Is there any free wifi point in Bangkok?
Is it easy to travel if I speak English? What currency should I use? Is USD widely accepted?
What should I be careful when I contact with local people?
Once again, thank you so much for the suggestion and wish to hear from you soon.
Albert
Hi, five days should be enough to do justice to Bangkok - covering the major sights and shopping malls listed in my previous post. Even if you%26#39;re not a shopper, it is enjoyable to mingle with the crowds, browse around the shops and watch serious shoppers in action. Visitors to Bangkok sometimes like to make an overnight trip to the beaches in Pattaya but coming from Vietnam with its pristine beaches, perhaps this may not interest you. If you run out of things to do, you can fit in an excursion to the Bangpa Inn Summer Palace on your 2nd last day. This requires a 1 to 1.5 hour ride (depending on traffic) as it is located outside Bangkok city limits. The journey is worth it as the Summer Palace is very serene, with European architecture and beautifuly landscaped gardens and a lake where you can go boating if the weather permits.
On internet access, I find Internet cafes in Bangkok very reasonably priced at only 1 baht per minute. Try to avoid printing anything if you would like to save costs. Most of the newer or recently renovated four and five star hotels in Bangkok have wifi in their lobbies and executive floor rooms - sometimes this is free but sometimes it is chargeable and subject to VAT too. If I recall correctly, the JW Marriott in the city center and the Westin Grande Sukhumvit have free wifi in the lobby, and some Starbucks cafes such as the one in Siam Discovery have free wifi too.
The US dollar is always welcome in hotels, duty free stores, department stores and larger restaurants but the markets and local shops do their trades in baht. Money exchangers in the malls are quite reliable and offer good rates too if you need to buy the local currency.
Many tourists to Bangkok do not understand the Thai language but get on very well as most tourist places have signage in both English and Thai. Many Thais including those at the markets do understand simple English even if they do not express themselves in the language. So you need not worry about any major language barrier. I am sure you will, like me, find the Thai people very warm, friendly and helpful, so do not worry too much and just enjoy your trip.
Not just major hotels have wifi.
In fact many of the newer boutique and budget-priced hotels have FREE wifi in-room, whereas the many of the big chain hotels still charge an arm and a leg for it, or only have wired internet connections that they charge for.
I know for a fact that the following hotels in Bangkok offer free wifi in the rooms (not just the lobby): CitiChic Boutique Suites, Om Yim Lodge, Erawan House, Bangkok City Suite, Arasia Luecha Park. There are doubtless numerous others. Also a lot of small caf茅s, bars and pubs are offering it. In Sukhumvit Soi 7a all the bars have it. Using it costs only a drink (and possibly a lady drink to get rid of the bar girl!). The Landmark Hotel on Sukhumvit near Nana has free wifi in the caf茅 and lobby area.
This site has a list of free wifi spots, and they try to keep it up to date: stickmanbangkok.com/wifi/BangkokFreeWireless鈥?/a>
Starbucks wifi is not free. You need to buy a KSC prepaid card and it%26#39;s expensive. It is free, though, at Coffee World.
Most internet caf茅s charge 30 baht an hour these days. Some of the swankier ones charge 40. 60 baht an hour (ie 1 baht a minute) is quite unusual. A very good internet place with good machines, clean, comfortable and fast connections is in Times Square, the mall beside the Sheraton Grande.
why dont you get our Tong to do a tour for you?
Yes, she might be busy but according to many people she is great. i think it is worth having someone to show you around. or try oat, also a tour guide
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