Meanwhile, Bangkok has modernized and expanded around Old Town. The sprawl has marched steadily outward from the Chao Phraya River, once the city’s heart, stretching for miles along the ...

Exploring Southeast Asia from the Heart of Bangkok Hi, I’m Jeroen — originally from the Netherlands, now living in Bangkok ...

Bangkok’s Nang Loeng Market was recently named one of the World’s Best Restaurants by Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine. The streets surrounding the market offer a slice of real Bangkok — but ...

To explore Old Town, start by taking a ferry to the Klong San pier, where a two-minute walk will take you to The Jam Factory.It’s a creative arts complex with its own gallery, a bookstore/café ...

The question isn’t, where can I get poutine in Bangkok? The question is, why isn’t it everywhere? It’s gravy, it’s curds, ...

Bangkok pulsates with the synergy of old and new, but one pocket of space in the Thai capital still hangs in a state of arrested development: Rattanakosin district, also known as Bangkok Old Town.

Our target area was the middle section of Bangkok's old town, the Rattanakosin Island which is so-called because it is surrounded by the Chao Phraya River and three parallel canals, ...

Explore temples around the Old Town. Most of Bangkok's grandest temples and palaces are conveniently located in a cluster around the Old Town, so you can easily check out Wat Arun, Wat Phra Kaew ...

Enjoy a delicious lunch at Old Town Café Bangkok and get a Thai massage at the massage school in Wat Pho. Things to do in Rattanakosin Island. Visit Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles.

Bangkokians have been busy: Travelers returning to “the City of Angels” after even a few years will notice changes. The impenetrably jammed streets of Chinatown and Old Town, with their ...