Bangkok Blogger|Tales from Thailand

Today I went to Khao San road which is the main backpacker area of Bangkok and is in the Banglampoo area.  The main strip of Khao San road is definitely targeted towards the backpacker market with lots of hostels, hotels and guestrooms as well as market stalls selling fake dvds, clothes, fake driving licenses and degree certificates.  There are lots of places to eat and drink and I saw a few people eating fry-ups.  Most places I have been to so far have been all Thai people with one or two farang but here it was mostly westerners walking around in their flip flops and vests.   I went to a tiny Israeli place called Shoshana where I had a lush humus and falafel pitta with salad and fries which came to a very reasonable 90 baht (£1.60).  I only stayed until about midday as the heat and humidity was too much and there isn’t that much to see or do apart from eat.  If you were in Bangkok for a short stay and here for a laugh this  definitely looks like the place to stay and I imagine it has a good night life which I will have to check out at a later date.

Other things to see include the Wat Chana Songkhram and the Wat Bowonniwet & Buddhist University.  There is also the Banglampoo market and the National Gallery.

How to get to Khao San Road:

The best way to get there is to get a river boat with an orange flag to pier N13 which cost me 14 baht.  You can get the river boat from the Central Pier which is next to the BTS skytrain stop Saphan Taksin.