Hiring a Long tail Boat in Bangkok

Hiring a Longtail Boat in Bangkok is a fairly easy. Most piers along the river have a few long boat drivers waiting for tourists. The Government has published prices for Long Boat Hire but these are slightly negotiable. It is …

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Big Buddha Bangkok Renovations 2024

The Big Buddha in Thonburi Bangkok (Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen) has been been having restoration work on the biggest Buddha Statue in Bangkok since July 2024. The renovation process is just giving a big clean to the exterior of the …

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Little Tokyo Bangkok

Soi Thaniya in Silom Bangkok is often referred to as ‘Little Tokyo Bangkok’ due to the street being lined with Japanese restaurants. I would call this area ‘Little Japan’ as the restaurant are not all Tokyo style restaurants but restaurants …

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Auumption Cathedral Bangkok

Assumption Cathedral is the main Catholic Church in Bangkok. Dating back to 1809, this is a spectacular Cathedral, right down near the Chao Phraya Riverfront. This church has received visits from 2 Popes. The first was John Paul II who visited …

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Asiatique The Waterfront market Bangkok

Asiatique The Riverfront is a huge open air market located right next to the Chao Praya River in the heart of Bangkok. The markets are spread out over a huge area with loads of small stalls located within huge hangers …

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