Bangkok

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and had an estimated population of 11.4 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country’s population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand’s population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand’s other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.

It is also my home for the past 5 years, so late me take you on a tour.

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Sukhumvit

Sukhumvit is the main happening area of Bangkok. Our introduction to it was from a quarantine hotel, because we moved here during the peak of COVID.

Life in quarantine was amazing, one of the best days of my life.

Sukhumvit is also where I live and life here is good.

Chao Phraya River

Although the Chao Phraya River is not utilised by Bangkok as well as European cities utilise their rivers, there’s a lot of action happening in and around the river.

One of the best places to see the river from is Iconsiam mall. And the best way to get there is on a boat from Sathorn Pier.

Another nice place to experience the river is at Asiatique.

Otherwise, the riverside is not very walkable.

Parks

Bangkok is full of beautiful parks.

Benjakitti Park is 10 mins from where we live.

Benchasiri Park is even closer, 5 mins away.

Temples

No visit to Bangkok is complete without visiting its beautiful temples.

One good place to start is the Grand Palace complex, which includes the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Walking distance from there is the Wat Pho, another beautiful temple complex.

A short hop across the river is the Wat Arun.

Another underrated gem is the Wat Saket, which requires a hike up stairs and provides breathtaking views from the top.

Some other places I photographed.