The thug-menace is bad in Bangkok. We encountered them twice, and narrowly escaped on both the occasions. Thugs @Siam Square in Bangkok: Our hotel was Hansar at Rajdamri Road and we had taken the Skytrain upto the BTS station. Once out of the station, as we strolled the sidewalks checking out the […]
For any traveller, it is painful to read about political unrest or natural calamity in a place/city/country of tourist interest. Be it the Spring Uprising in Egypt or the Uttarakhan disaster last year or now, the clashes in Bangkok, how you wish, the world was a safer place. When the […]
We chose this hotel because of its reputation for a great family hotel and we were not disappointed. It’s about 20 mins from the airport (500 Baht by Taxi) and the welcome was very warm. The reflection pool at the lobby made the whole place look bigger and exclusive. The […]
Took the Floating market tour through Absolute Bangkok Tour and it turned out to be everything that I would expect from a highly rated tour operator. We opted for a private car and the entire trip was well worth the money!! Maeklong Railway Market: Our guide, Eve, picked us up […]
We zeroed on in staying at Hansar during our short 3 days stay at Bangkok after reading the fantastic reviews about the hotel. Staying @Hansar: The first sight was a quite disappointing – looked like a very small hotel, darkly lit, a very business-like lobby – quite a bit of […]
We were a little sceptical about going to Siam Niramit, for we feared a tourist trap in the name of Thai culture extravaganza. But thankfully, our fears were ill-founded. A short drive from the city-center in Bangkok, gets you to the venue. They have made it like a small Thai […]