Traveling in Thailand

Cathay Pacific is offering a great deal to Bangkok. Fly between September and November for just $810 RT from LAX or $1060 from NY (including all taxes and other charges). If you’re flying to Singapore, it’s about $1 cheaper, but why fly there when you can come to Thailand? Seriously though, this is one of the cheapest prices available right now, and Cathay is a great airline with convenient connections.

As of yesterday, Bangkok’s elevated rail (called the BTS or Skytrain), serves Thonburi as well as central Bangkok. Two stops, Krung Thonburi and Wongwian Yai, have officially opened, adding fast public transportation to a part of the city that was previously only accessible by car. read more »

Great piece from wapo on street food in Bangkok’s Chinatown — A Snackers Guide to Bangkok Street Food. Yawalot (as Chinatown is known) probably has more than a thousand street food vendors and Nick Malgieri lists some good ones to try. 

The Times just ran a great piece by Matt Gross (aka the Frugal Traveler), Research: The Traveler’s Best Friend with some trip planning tips. read more »

Phra Padaeng is a lush district south of Bangkok and across the Chao Phraya River.  Some people call it Bangkok’s lung because it’s a little green bubble of land surrounded by the river, but I suspect Bangkok’s lung would be a little dirtier than Phra Padaeng.
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