A guide to Bangkok
Navigate Bangkok by river, rail and street, pairing temples with markets, food and air-conditioned breaks.
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- Best for
- Markets, temples, and a regional base
- When to go
- November to February
- Suggested pace
- Three days
About Bangkok
Bangkok is the region's hub, and it is worth more than the two nights most itineraries give it. The river and the canals are the orientation trick — once the city reads as a waterway, the districts make sense.
Guides to Bangkok
Eating in Bangkok
Bangkok is best eaten after dark, on foot and in small portions. Follow the neon of Chinatown, queue for pad thai, cross the river for a market lunch and learn how to order your food as spicy as you dare.
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Things to do in Bangkok
Or Tor Kor Market
Food & drink · Or Tor Kor Market, Bangkok
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Raan Jay Fai
Food & drink · Raan Jay Fai, Bangkok
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Thip Samai
Food & drink · Thip Samai, Bangkok
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Wang Lang Market
Food & drink · Wang Lang Market, Bangkok
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Yaowarat Road
Food & drink · Yaowarat Road, Chinatown, Bangkok
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Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is the slower northern counterweight to Bangkok, ringed by mountains and old temple walls.
Northern temples and mountain routes