Accommodation: AirBnB Studio Apartment – Bangkok. Address: Petchaburi, Bangkok, Thailand. [Edit: This apartment is no longer available. Search for hotels in Bangkok.] I had a couple of weeks in Bangkok which gave me the chance to try out AirBnB for the first time. I was already in Bangkok staying in a hotel, so just before […]
Hotel Review: Atrium Bangkok
Hotel Name: Atrium Bangkok Address: 1880 New Petchaburi Road, Bangkok – Thailand. [I stayed as a guest of Atrium Bangkok, which has since been rebranded to the AVANI Atrium Bangkok.] I have passed the Atrium Bangkok many times in my travels in Bangkok, usually from the express canal boat which passes by. The hotel is […]
Hotel Review: Nantra De Comfort Hotel, Bangkok – Thailand
Hotel Name: Nantra De Comfort Hotel. Address: 125/4-7 Sukhumvit 55, Thonglor, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at Nantra De Comfort Hotel booked via Agoda. I picked this hotel primarily for it’s location on Thonglor (Sukhumvit 55), which was close to a conference I was attending. Thonglor is a great area anyway and I like staying in […]
Guesthouse Review: Pink Guest House, Bangkok – The cheapest hotel on Sukhumvit
Hotel Name: Pink Guest House Address: 2/7 Sukhumvit 53, Bangkok – Thailand On my last visit to Bangkok I stayed at what might be the cheapest hotel on Sukhumvit. Technically it isn’t possible to say that anywhere is the cheapest place due to the nature of hotel booking sites that offer steep discounts at various […]
Hotel Review: Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok – Centrally located near Asoke BTS
Hotel Name: Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel Address: 16 Ratchadapisek Road, BTS Asoke Station Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel as a guest of Club Carlson, who I was working with on their Global Travelers campaign. The hotel is located a few minutes walk from the Asok BTS station on Sukhumvit, […]
Cafes in Bangkok to work from
Last updated 16 October, 2015 Bangkok Cafes Map Bangkok Cafes Map foursquare.com Bangkok Cafes Cafe Locations Sukhumvit – Along Sukhumvit Rd from Ploen Chit Siam/Chit Lom – Sound Siam, Chit Lom, Ratchadamri, National Stadium, and Ratchathewi. Phaya Thai – Along Sukhumvit line from Phaya Thai to Ari. Silom/Sathorn Chinatown Old Town – Khao San Rd […]
Book Review: 101 things to do in Bangkok
Bangkok is a sprawling city which does not give away its highlights easily, and if you don’t know your way around it’s easy to miss many of its highlights. I’m fortunate in that I know some locals who offer me recommendations of things to do. One of those locals is travel blogger Mark Wiens from […]
Royal Barge Procession – Bangkok 2012
The Royal Barge Procession on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok is one of the great spectacles of Thai royalty. This event has only been held 16 times since 1959, and the 2012 procession was meant to be in 2011 but it was was postponed due to the flooding. The official event is on the […]
The Bangkok 9 Wats in One Day Challenge
Bangkok’s reputation as a traffic clogged megalopolis overshadows the fact that Bangkok has more temples than any capital in Southeast Asia. Bangkok is the seat of Thai Buddhism, and the grandest wats in Thailand are in the capital. A popular way to visit the wats is to visit 9 temples in one day. In Thai […]
Flight Review: Jetstar – Melbourne to Bangkok
Flight: Jetstar JQ 29 Date: 27 Jan 2008 From: Melbourne (MEL), Australia To: Bangkok (BKK), Thailand Jetstar is the low cost airline brand of Qantas. They operate flights from Australia to popular destinations in Asia as well as New Zealand and Hawaii. As Jetstar is a low cost airline it doesn’t have the usual frills […]
