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City Of Angels?

Bangkok - 11 million people, traffic jams, buddhistic temples, mosques, river taxis and some of the most delicious food on earth!

Meditation centers and mega-shopping malls, multi-million-dollar high-tech corporations with feng-shui shrines and most important: lots of smiles!

It's an amazing city, bursting with life and you either love it or hate it. Most tourists like to stay in Bangkok for three or four days and then head to the beautiful, postcard-like islands or travel to idyllic northern Thailand.

But Bangkok is a city you have to discover before you can really love it - but once you do, you're hooked for life.

Bangkok Websites

Find the best information about Bangkok online

When you travel to Bangkok there are a few things worthwile checking out. If you're like me, you'll love to spend the first couple of days just randomly exploring the city without any plan or clue where to go. It's a great way to get a feeling for the city and the people, without preconceived notions. Later on, you might want to get to know some "Places to go", do some "proper" sightseeing, visit certain tourist attractions, temples, clubs, shopping places, etc. That's when these Bangkok websites come in handy.

Events & Places To Go To: Great resource if you want to find about events to visit!
Whether you're interested in Arts & Culture, Dining, Performance, Shopping, Seminars & Workshops, Leisure, Activities or Contests - it's all her. Really, great resource and you can meet lots of interesting people that way too!
Thai Newspapers (in English): If you want to read newspapers in Thailand, check this out, it gives you a good introduction into the different options and which newspapers might be best for you.
Bangkok Lifestyle Magazine: Bangkok nightlife and events, bars, clubs, clubbing, restaurants, shopping & fashion.
Bangkok Bob's guide to Bangkok: Bangkok Bob put this site together. It's a bit chaotic, a bit unprofessional, maintenance could be better - but still lots of good information inside and worthwile checking out if you want some ex-pat's perspective.
Bangkok Maps: If you want to go around by yourself, you'll need maps!
New Bangkok Airport Guide: Suvarnabhumi Airport (pronounced "su-wan-na-poom") has opened this year and it's a wonderful airport - even though there has been lots of trouble around it and many say that heavy corruption was involved.
Free WiFi Spots in Bangkok: List of free WiFi Spots in Bangkok.
Bumrungrad Hospital Bangkok: Many people from overseas come here to get inexpensive and high-quality treatments. If you have any medical issues in BKK, at Bumrungrad Hospital you will be in very good hands.

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Bangkok's Full Name

The original name for Bangkok is not Bangkok - the Thai name is a long, ceremonial name. In fact it's so long that it is in the Guiness book of records for the longest place name in the world.

Just try to read it out loud:

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

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