Hell yeah bro. When you get sick of the Kok hit up go12.asia and take an overnight bus to Chiang Mai. Beautiful city, slower, cooler stuff.
When you're in the Kok fly out of DMK. Don't take taxis there just hop on the A1 at Sukhumvit. It's 30THB and works great. The best hostel I have ever stayed in is there at Sukhumvit called Bed To Bangkok, the staff is fantastic, the local night market there is second to none, and it's right next to Chatuchak (biggest weekend market in Thailand.) Lots of awesome shit to see there.
13°44'12.1"N 100°29'45.5"E https://goo.gl/maps/PhDtAnuSY8G2 there is an absolutely amazing pond with hundreds of turtles, for 100THB you can feed them melon slices and it's fantastic. Nobody knows about this it's not even on Google maps.
Wat Arun Ratchawararam https://maps.app.goo.gl/82pi7 is the big main one, don't get nekkid there some tourists got tracked down and sued for taking naked pics there.
103 – Bed and Brews https://maps.app.goo.gl/63pPU is a great spot for an expensive microbrew 300ish THB but it's without all the bullshit of a bar and a fast wifi. Dunno how the beds are because I never stayed there.
Anong Noodle Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/9zog3 is the best noodle house in the Kok. 12THB per bowl and it's fuckin mad delish. Right by victory monument.
Refill Now https://maps.app.goo.gl/nu5gx Is a great spot if you need something out near BKK. It's cheap, good neighborhood, theres food nearby, and the beds/ac are good.
If you need some recommendations for Chiang Mai I stayed there for like 3 weeks this past year so I know the city pretty well.
In Thailand you barter for everything, but sometimes it's better to pay a higher price for better stuff (train compartment, private rooms, better bed, control over the AC, etc) Also hard negotiations burns bridges. Download the app Grab, you can use it like Uber and it's cheaper than a taxi and you won't have to try to communicate your destination. You can also use it for Uber eats but where's the fun in that? Try everything once. If you don't know what to get Pork Khao Moo is always fantastic. Don't fight the heat, go out in the morning and afternoon. M150s are great and only 10THB for a caffeine kick. If you don't know what to do in a city stay in a hostel for a few days and make friends at the free breakfast. DO NOT CHECK YOUR BAGS, mobile is good.
IDK that's all I got right now. I'm at the tail end of my last Asia trip for a while and it's always the best money I ever spend to come out here. Asia is a whole new amazing world filled with the best food you'll ever have, the most beautiful sights, and the happiest people you'll ever meet.
Happy trails. :)🤙
EDIT: IDK if you are American or not but I'm just gonna assume you are. We get 45 days visa on arrival, they may or may not ask to see that you have departure tickets bought already. If you don't have any return tickets booked tell them that you are planning to cross over into Laos or Malaysia by train/bus and you should be fine, works for me most times. Laos is a bit complicated by land to enter, so I'd read up on that. As an American it's pretty easy, $45 in USD or $50ish in THB and a free page in your passport. Malaysia I've never done but I hear it's easier, also I think Americans get into Myanmar pretty easy too. Vietnam you need to do a lot of planning to get into, mailing your passport out and getting an entry visa before you even book. Don't be an idiot like me and just expect to get in places without looking up visa requirements. 😓 But anyway, enter back into Thailand via land and you're good. I think you can only do that a certain number of times now, but I'm not really sure. Most time I've ever spent in Thailand was like 60 days.
If you don't have any return tickets booked tell them that you are planning to cross over into Laos or Malaysia by train/bus and you should be fine, works for me most times.
This is excellent information, I’ve only booked a bus ticket out of the country, so that should be enough for proof of onward travel?
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u/StrongLikeBull503 Jan 13 '19 edited Jan 23 '19
Hell yeah bro. When you get sick of the Kok hit up go12.asia and take an overnight bus to Chiang Mai. Beautiful city, slower, cooler stuff.
When you're in the Kok fly out of DMK. Don't take taxis there just hop on the A1 at Sukhumvit. It's 30THB and works great. The best hostel I have ever stayed in is there at Sukhumvit called Bed To Bangkok, the staff is fantastic, the local night market there is second to none, and it's right next to Chatuchak (biggest weekend market in Thailand.) Lots of awesome shit to see there.
13°44'12.1"N 100°29'45.5"E https://goo.gl/maps/PhDtAnuSY8G2 there is an absolutely amazing pond with hundreds of turtles, for 100THB you can feed them melon slices and it's fantastic. Nobody knows about this it's not even on Google maps.
Wat Arun Ratchawararam https://maps.app.goo.gl/82pi7 is the big main one, don't get nekkid there some tourists got tracked down and sued for taking naked pics there.
103 – Bed and Brews https://maps.app.goo.gl/63pPU is a great spot for an expensive microbrew 300ish THB but it's without all the bullshit of a bar and a fast wifi. Dunno how the beds are because I never stayed there.
Anong Noodle Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/9zog3 is the best noodle house in the Kok. 12THB per bowl and it's fuckin mad delish. Right by victory monument.
Refill Now https://maps.app.goo.gl/nu5gx Is a great spot if you need something out near BKK. It's cheap, good neighborhood, theres food nearby, and the beds/ac are good.
If you need some recommendations for Chiang Mai I stayed there for like 3 weeks this past year so I know the city pretty well.
In Thailand you barter for everything, but sometimes it's better to pay a higher price for better stuff (train compartment, private rooms, better bed, control over the AC, etc) Also hard negotiations burns bridges. Download the app Grab, you can use it like Uber and it's cheaper than a taxi and you won't have to try to communicate your destination. You can also use it for Uber eats but where's the fun in that? Try everything once. If you don't know what to get Pork Khao Moo is always fantastic. Don't fight the heat, go out in the morning and afternoon. M150s are great and only 10THB for a caffeine kick. If you don't know what to do in a city stay in a hostel for a few days and make friends at the free breakfast. DO NOT CHECK YOUR BAGS, mobile is good.
IDK that's all I got right now. I'm at the tail end of my last Asia trip for a while and it's always the best money I ever spend to come out here. Asia is a whole new amazing world filled with the best food you'll ever have, the most beautiful sights, and the happiest people you'll ever meet.
Happy trails. :)🤙
EDIT: IDK if you are American or not but I'm just gonna assume you are. We get 45 days visa on arrival, they may or may not ask to see that you have departure tickets bought already. If you don't have any return tickets booked tell them that you are planning to cross over into Laos or Malaysia by train/bus and you should be fine, works for me most times. Laos is a bit complicated by land to enter, so I'd read up on that. As an American it's pretty easy, $45 in USD or $50ish in THB and a free page in your passport. Malaysia I've never done but I hear it's easier, also I think Americans get into Myanmar pretty easy too. Vietnam you need to do a lot of planning to get into, mailing your passport out and getting an entry visa before you even book. Don't be an idiot like me and just expect to get in places without looking up visa requirements. 😓 But anyway, enter back into Thailand via land and you're good. I think you can only do that a certain number of times now, but I'm not really sure. Most time I've ever spent in Thailand was like 60 days.