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Revisiting Bangkok

October 5, 2013 By James Clark 4 Comments

Revisiting Bangkok

When a man is tired of Bangkok, he is tired of life

Bangkok was the third city in my seven city tour of Asia with Club Carlson. Being based in Southeast Asia I pass through Bangkok a few times a year, either as a transit hub or for business/travel meet ups. It’s a city I never get tired of visiting, so when I saw that Bangkok was on my itinerary I was happy to have an excuse to go back.

Siam Square Traffic - Bangkok
[Siam Square – Bangkok]

If you have been to London you’ve probably read the Samuel Johnson quote, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” For me this maxim also applies for Bangkok.

Revisiting Cities

I wrote about revisiting cities recently when I returned to Ho Chi Minh City (my current home base). Bangkok is another city that I continually revisit, and each trip I discover something new. Bangkok has a population of 8 to 14 million people (depending on where you draw the city boundary) so it ridiculous to say that you have “done” Bangkok.

Wat Pho Reclining Buddha
[Wat Pho Reclining Buddha]

Case in point, on this trip I went down to the river and revisited Wat Pho, and on the way back I passed through the flower market near China Town and discovered streets I have never wandered before.

Flower Market - Bangkok
[Flower Market – Bangkok]

On the walk back I went by a new cafe that has opened since I was last here, Too Fast To Sleep. This cafe looks and feels like a library and is a good place to do some work, especially as it is open 24 hours (and I will be adding this to the Bangkok cafe list).

Too Fast Too Sleep - Cafe: Bangkok
[Too Fast Too Sleep – Cafe: Bangkok]

Where I Stayed

Continuing with this Carlson Club Global Travelers promotion, I’m staying as a guest in properties from the Carlson Rezidor hotel group in each destination. In Bangkok I stayed at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel. This is near the Asoke/Sukhumvit metro junction, which I think is one of the best areas to stay in Bangkok for visitors.

Nomadic Notes - Travel photos: Bangkok - Park Plaza Sukhumvit Bangkok
[My room at Park Plaza Sukhumvit.]

Global TravelersThis post was part of the Global Travelers series, in conjunction with Club Carlson. I visited seven destinations across Asia over three weeks, reporting from each destination in real time. The destinations were:

Davao (Philippines), Phuket (Thailand), Bangkok (Thailand), Mamallapuram (India), Jaipur (India), Chongqing (China), Shanghai (China).

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: bangkok, thailand

Comments

  1. Nicki Chen says

    October 5, 2013 at 2:47 am

    I enjoy your photos. Seeing the streets, market, coffee shop, hotel room and pool, one can imagine being there.

    I, too, like revisiting places I’ve been before.

    Reply
  2. Tim says

    October 5, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    How much does a night at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel cost?

    Reply
  3. apol | Wanderful Together.com says

    October 6, 2013 at 4:27 am

    i agree. I don’t think I will ever get “done” with Bangkok.
    Oh how I miss the city!

    Reply
  4. Rebecca says

    October 29, 2013 at 3:44 am

    wow that room and cafe looks amazing! I would love to visit Bangkok, this article has made it sound very exciting indeed

    Reply

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