Bangkok Blogs

Suan Lum Night Bazaar is probably the most well known night bazaar in Bangkok. Lots of tourists turn up here every day and as a result the prices tend to be quite high. Though it is generally more expensive than its day counterpart JJ Market, it’s still worth checking out. The Bazaar houses many cool […]

If you are a fan of shopping, there is every reason why you should love Bangkok. Whatever you may want, you’ll find it in the city and if you can’t find it in Bangkok my bet is you’re not going to find it elsewhere. Since there are countless shopping malls around, I’ll only include the […]

Today’s probably one of the biggest days in years for Thailand and especially Bangkok when the brand new airport Suvarnabhumi was officially opened for all commercial flights. It has ended the long saga of alleged constant government corruption that lasted over 40 years and made Suvarnabhumi the longest and most expensive airport to build […]

In central Bangkok you can see countless skyscrapers dominating the skyline but there’s one tall building that always stands out from the rest of the crowd – The Baiyoke Tower. The Baiyoke Tower was officially opened in 1998 and has since been by far the tallest building in Bangkok and Thailand. It’s well over […]

There might actually be lots of reasons for this one, but I have noticed a curious consistency in the pricing of Thai apartment buildings. I pay about 6000 THB for my apartment, monthly, which does not include electricity or water, but does include furniture rental, tv and fridge rental and the removal of my rubbish […]

Sukhumvit Soi 11 - the English pub down that way, tucked behind the tiny soi that runs opposite the ATMs and off the actual main soi itself used to be known as “The Old Bell”.
If my memory serves me right, it used to be run by a guy from Sheffield who has now sold it […]