Once I arrived in Bangkok I quickly ran off the plane heading for customs to get in line before everyone else on my flight only to just get behind a large plane full of Russian's. I ended up waiting over an hour in line to get through customs.
People used to get to Bangkok city from the airport either by buses or taxis but now there is a new train so people mainly use that or take a taxi. Taxi's from the airport run about 450 Thai Baht(THB), which is about $14 USD whereas the train is only 60 THB. I opted to take the train and then catch a tuk tuk to my hotel from there.
This is a picture of a generic tuk tuk in Thailand
The first tuk tuk to pull up quoted me a price of 450 THB to get to my hotel from the train station, the same price it would have cost to get there from the airport. I laughed at him and told him to move on, I wasn't interested in his rip off rates. It took a couple of drivers but I finally found someone who would take me to my hotel for an amount I was willing to pay, 100 THB ($3 USD).
My hotel is in an area of Bangkok near Khaosan Road which is known as the "backpacker ghetto". Essentially, it is affordable and caters to backpackers and westerners. The streets are lined with accommodation, food vendors and shops.
I cannot believe the number of Westerners in this area, they are everywhere! I'm looking forward to doing some wandering around tomorrow to see if everywhere in Bangkok has this many tourists.
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| 2012-06-20 Bangkok |
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