If you’re travelling to Thailand for the first time, you’ll probably arrive and stay in Bangkok to begin with. Here’s a collection of useful Travelhappy links that will help you get the most out of Thailand’s amazing capital city.
Having lived in Bangkok for the last three years, I’ve written quite a lot here on Travelhappy about this fascinating and exasperating city. Here’s a handy list of links to all the info I’ve written up previously that will help you if you’re planning a visit to Bangkok. This is definitely not a comprehensive guide of Bangkok tips and things to do – a Bangkok guidebook is still the best place to look for that – but hopefully you’ll find my own take on Bangkok useful for planning your travels. As ever, leave a comment to share your own Bangkok tips or if there’s something you need to know that’s not already been covered.
Before you arrive in Bangkok:
- How much money will I need for travelling in Thailand
- Thailand Backpacking: a quick guide
- How To Budget For A Backpacking Trip
- Bangkok On 30 Dollars A Day
- Where to find cheap flights to Bangkok
- London to Bangkok flights
- Seven Reasons To Go Travelling Solo
Wat Arun – Temple Of The Dawn – Bangkok
Guidebooks and Maps
- Bangkok guidebooks on Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk
- The best Bangkok map
- Bangkok Scams and How To Avoid Them
- Taxi and bus prices from Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport to downtown Bangkok and Khao San Road
Bangkok Hotel Info
- Booking hotels in Bangkok online
- The best cheap hotels in Bangkok around Khao San Road
- Boutique Hotels In Bangkok
- The Sukhothai – review of my stay one of Bangkok’s super luxury hotels
- The Davis – review of more affordable hotel my parents rated
- Hotels With Free Wifi in Bangkok
- Finding Cheap Long Term Accommodation in Bangkok
When you get to Bangkok:
- Bangkok Airport Real Time Flight Information
- Free Wifi Spots In Bangkok
- How to put a Thai SIM card in your mobile phone
- Reading Email On Your Mobile Phone With Gmail While In Thailand
David Beckham Temple, Bangkok
Things to do in Bangkok:
- Bangkok Longtail Boat Canal Klong Tour
- Grand Palace of Bangkok
- Giant Reclining Buddha of Wat Po
- Vertigo – Highest Open Air Bar In Asia
- Three Sixty Bar, Bangkok Millennium Hilton
- The Mystery Of Jim Thompson’s House
- David Beckham Temple
- Visiting Prisoners In The Bangkok Hilton
- Bangkok’s Green Spaces
Food
- Thai Cooking Classes In Bangkok And Chiang Mai
- Where To Find The Best Food In Bangkok
- Bangkok Restaurant Guide
- Thailand Wines Worth Drinking – Monsoon Valley
Some of my fave places to eat when entertaining:
Face Bar | Crepes & Co | Dubliner | The Deck, Arun Residence
Shopping:
- iPods in Bangkok – are they cheaper?
- Buying digital cameras in Bangkok
- Buying Computer Memory (RAM) In Bangkok
- Bangkok Bookshops – A Quick Guide
Bangkok Day Trips
Leaving Bangkok
- Bus To Bangkok Airport From Khao San Road – Where To Catch It
- Thailand Airport Departure Tax (there is none anymore!)
- Thailand Overstay Info (do NOT overstay your visa)
- Angkor Wat from Bangkok
- Budget Flights from Bangkok to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- How To Get A Vietnam Visa in Bangkok
- How To Get A Myanmar Visa in Bangkok
- Cheap Flights from Bangkok to Hong Kong
- Cheap Flights From Bangkok to Jakarta
- Cheap Flights from Bangkok to Manila
Guardian demons, Grand Palace, Bangkok
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hi ,
could you tell me a site of a good but cheap travel agency in thailand ? We will make a trip in thailand with 3 children and are looking for a tour.
Best regards
Ann Van Mechelen
David Beckham Temple, Bangkok? lol funny indeed
Nice group of articles – will take me some time to get through them. First on the list is whether iPods are cheaper in Thailand. I keep considering one so I can check out my ebooks on the ipod – iphone platforms but haven’t yet. I just read your interview with the writer at TravelFish – very nice too. I gotta read more here!
Thank you for all the useful information in this blog.
Hi can you help? my mother is traveling to thailand at the end of the month, and has asked me about currency, can you addvise on travels cheques please.
thanks stewart
You can cash travellers cheques in Thai banks but really it’s a lot of hassle, plus you are restricted to getting cash only during bank hours. I’d suggest your mother uses an ATM card instead there are ATMs everywhere in Thailand. Make sure the ATM card has the VISA symbol so that it can make international withdrawals. I’d also suggest she has a credit card for large purchases and backup in case the ATM card fails or is lost.