food to try :
khao soi
boat noodles
pad thai
suki buffet
morning glory
kanom tuy
mango sticky rice
banana in sticky rice
general tips
you can avoid paying $5 atm fees by going into banks and withdrawing the money from humans
lang suan and chitlom area is a nice place to stay
make sure the taxi driver turns on the meter if you take it from the airport. they always try to scam me. they only take cash and will usually say they don’t have change if you take out big bills like 500 or 1000 baht
you can pay for mrt with visa cards but not bts.
things to do/places to visit
best malls to visit are siam paragon and central world, they’re right next to each other
checkout yaowarat/chinatown for chinese thai style food
national museum bangkok
i would skip going to the grand palace, it’s only open during day with limited hours and will be hot and bright all the time. only thing to do is look at the architecture and there’s better temples you can find, some for free
take the free boat ferry from saphan taksin bts to icon siam mall. there’s thai food on the underground floor
take a river cruise that has food. never personally done this but looks interesting and i think you can hire private ones
go to warehouse 30. free art galleries in the area where you can meet cute thai girls
go to king power mahanakhon. tallest building in thailand just make sure you go when it’s not raining and go an hour or so before sunset and you’ll get views like this
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go watch a horse race at the royal bangkok sports club. you can bet also. usually held twice a month
benchakitti and lumphini park are good and you can reach both of them via the green mile
chatuchak weekend market is also good. i think it’s the largest outdoor market in the world
plenty of dog cafes to visit
easy af to find drugs there
Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park and Botanical Garden is a nice place to go in the morning or evening where you take a boat across the river and can bike around for a bit
let me know if there’s anything else you want to know. lived there for a year and never ran out of things to do