https://www.davestravelcorner.com/blog/asia/reflections-bangkok/ Seeing the World One Step at a Time Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:02:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.davestravelcorner.com/blog/asia/reflections-bangkok/#comment-17714 Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:22:22 +0000 http://www.davestravelcorner.com/?p=39000#comment-17714 Over the past 15 or so years, the Skytrain and the Metro have certainly helped make additional parts of the city more “accessible” for visitors. As first time visitors, it can be especially challenging to know where to go – especially when trying to seek out some of the lesser known/less touristy very interesting parts of the city. I hope you get a chance to return soon 🙂

]]> https://www.davestravelcorner.com/blog/asia/reflections-bangkok/#comment-16765 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:39:24 +0000 http://www.davestravelcorner.com/?p=39000#comment-16765 Interesting post, Dave. I am from a country possibly several times more chaotic than Thailand’s greatest city, so I was not as surprised on my first visit to Bangkok only a year ago. What bothered me however was that the parts of the city that were most accessible to me were the ones offered up to tourists, catering to all their endless needs–never-ending street food and shopping options, entertainers selling culture and sex, touts and travel agents, hotels and lodging houses every way you look.
Using the train to see the city opened it up in many more ways, but I would love to go back next time with more time on my hands to experience daily life in one of the most commercialized cities of the east!

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