How To Get A Taxi In Bangkok – Basic Tips

A quick little guide on how to get a taxi in Bangkok. Bangkok is a huge city, and taxis are everywhere. Pink ones, yellow and green ones and blue ones will streak past you on an exceptionally regular basis. Image Credit We’ve been in Bangkok for four days now, and have caught a few taxis all around the place. Why taxis? Well, because if you follow these tips they are actually a completely reasonable and...

Floating Market in Bangkok: Khlong Lat Mayom

A look into one of the serene floating markets in Bangkok, Khlong Lat Mayom. I’m not sure what springs to mind when you think “Bangkok”, but floating markets are definitely one of those iconic photos when it comes to Thailand, especially Bangkok. You know, the woman in the hat sitting in a wooden longboat, pots and pans overflowing with local delicacies strewn around her. Well, we wanted to see...

Bangkok: Our First Impressions

So we landed into Bangkok at 2AM last night after a gruelling 20 hour trip from Vancouver (glad that’s over). Let me tell you, it’s nice to be in warm weather again! I’m loving being in shorts and a shirt again, sweating just a little bit 🙂 I haven’t been to Bangkok for a good 6 years, so haven’t felt comfortable writing about it since starting the blog. Now I feel like I can! We...