Bangkok Ploenchit / Siam Square

Bangkok's "other" business district around Ploenchit, Sukhumvit and Wireless Road. In walking distance are major upper class shopping and entertainment complexes like Siam Square, Siam Paragon and Central World Plaza. Conveniently connected with the rest of Bangkok by three BTS Skytrain stations - SiamSquare, Chidlom and Ploenchit.

Siam Square, the Times Square of Bangkok, is surrounded by small sois filled with tiny upper class shops and restaurants.

You find also a Hard Rock Cafe, the Gap and the four movie theaters of Bangkok-of-the-Future.

There is also the impressive Erawan shrine, a small but photogenic and perennially packed shrine dedicated to Brahma (Phra Phrom) and named after his elephant, where you can enjoy traditional Thai dancing during the day.

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Bangkok Pratunam

The sprawling Pratunam District is along the renowned Petchburi Road in the Bangkok city center, with the Brahma's God Shrine, Fashion Mall, I.T. Mall (Pantip) and Central World Plaza (World Trade Center) all within walking distance.

Pratunam District famous for Pratunam market. Pratunam market is on the Petchburi Road and Rachaparob Road junction, inside a large hall-like covered area and also within one of the Bayoke Towers.

Not for fashion clothing, but for anything else, Pratunam Market is the largest clothing market in Bangkok. Four floors of textile wholesalers, open to the public and with low prices for volume. You won't find it cheaper anywhere else in Bangkok.

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Bangkok Ratchadapisek

Ratchadapisek is within the area of the Thai Cultural Center, with several leading department stores, and a wide selection of entertainment venues.

Ratchadapisek has a Station for the new Bangkok Subway System, which connects with the Sky Train, allowing to travel to most places of interest for both business and leisure in Bangkok in a very short time. The Queen Sirikit Convention Center , Sukhumvit Road, Silom Road, and the Week End Market is only ten minutes by the new subway.

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Bangkok Riverside

Bangkok Riverside is a very fascinating area of Bangkok. There you find some of Bangkok's most prestigious hotels, from The Oriental - consistently voted "Best Hotel in the World" to the Shangri-La, and the Sheraton. Nineteenth-century Bangkok was laced with canals, giving the capital the designation 'Venice of the East', and here that still shows.

A boat cruise along the famous Chao Praya River - the "River of Kings" - is one of the highlights of any visit to Bangkok. Navigation along Bangkok's Chao Phraya river is one of the fastest way to get around the capital and a good idea for a leisurely cruise.

You can enjoy Bangkok without the hassles of congestion and pollution and discover fresh vistas impossible to experience from a public bus of taxi. Passengers of other boats seem always ready to smile to you while you speed along with a wonderful breeze on your face, against a backdrop of glittering temples and modern warehouses.

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Bangkok Sathorn

Sathorn is Bangkok's 21st century business and embassy district, a thriving commercial area perfect for the business traveller. It is also close to Lumpini Park and the Silom shopping and entertainment area.

Sathorn Road has grown to become Bangkok`s most modern business district. An ultra modern skyline and many embassies, such as the Australian Embassy, the Embassy of Austria, the Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Consulate of the Sultanate of Oman, the Embassy of Russia, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, the Embassy of Singapore, and the embassies of Slovakia, France, Greece, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Bangkok Silom / Surawong

Silom Road is the old commercial heart of the city, with head offices of multinational corporations, financial institutions, law firms and local banks . Between Silom Road and Surawong Road is also Patpong's night market and nightlife.

Some of Bangkok's old established hotels are located along both Silom and Surawong road.

The skytrain gives easy access to other parts of Bangkok, with the central shopping areas and the Chao Phraya river.

There are also good bars and restaurants and some art and antique shops.

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Bangkok Sukhumvit Road

The long Sukhumvit road is the main commercial street in Bangkok. It stretches for tens of kilometers in Bangkok alone. It is one of the three royal roads connecting all areas of Thailand

Restaurants of various levels of luxury exist all along the road, as well as hotels including famous names like JW Marriott and Sheraton.

Several shopping malls are found, like the upscale Emporium Shopping Center.

In the areas of Soi Cowboy (between Soi 21 Asok and Soi 23) and Nana Entertainment Plaza (Soi 4) are a lot of go-go bars waiting for foreign visitors.

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Bangkok Yaowarat / Chinatown

The busy streets of Yaowarat Road are a melting pot of communities engaging in trade and commerce at every level - a legacy of the early Chinese immigrants and their enterprise.

Shop signs in both Thai and Chinese give the visitor a clear indication that he's in Chinatown.

Yaowarat Road is lined with ubiquitous goldsmith shops, shops and vendors selling Chinese herbal medicine, sharks' fin and birds nest restaurants, salted fish, dried mushrooms, roast duck, Chinese calendars, almanacs and of course, lottery tickets.

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Bangkok other

Other areas in Bangkok

Bangkok has a lot to offer also outside of the main tourist destinations.

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