How Bangkok’s Khao San Road evolved from a rice market into the world’s most...
Bangkok (CNN) — Once upon a time, the locals peddled rice on Bangkok’s Khao San Road. Lots of it. Barge after barge paddled, and later motored, down the vast Chao Phraya River and into the mouth of...
View ArticlePostcard from . . . Bangkok: goodbye to a grand old station
That most venerable matriarch of south-east Asian rail travel, Bangkok’s much-loved Hua Lamphong station, is about to be shunted into the sidings. Next month the grande dame will in effect be handed...
View ArticleGoogle Doodle Celebrates Charoen Krung Road, The very first paved road
The present Doodle observes Charoen Krung Road, the very first paved road in Bangkok, which officially opened to travel on this day in 1864. Built close by the banks of the Chao Phraya River, a...
View ArticleHow to spend 24 action-packed hours in Talad Noi and Chinatown
When you think of Chinatown, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the intense, bustling Yaowarat. But venture out to Soi Nana and Talad Noi, the historical neighborhood’s quieter side, and...
View ArticleScenic waterway to get makeover
Klong Phadung Krung Kasem’s winding route past markets and historical sites ideal for revamp Since the end of 2020, Klong Phadung Krung Kasem has seen a number of improvements, in particular the...
View ArticleOld is New Again at Bangkok’s Hong Sieng Kong
The past few years have seen a number of crumbling warehouses and estates along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River successfully transformed into hip hangouts (The Jam Factory and Lhong 1919 are but two...
View ArticleBangkok rediscovers the magic of its legendary river
In the historic—and once again buzzing—riverside districts of Thailand’s capital, one writer traces her family’s past. Bangkok’s Chao Phraya flows in exaggerated loops through historic...
View ArticleBangkok, travel guide and things to do around Chao Phraya river: It’s...
It’s become a lot cooler by the river in Bangkok since we’ve been gone. I don’t mean that the Chao Phraya, that slinking equatorial cocoa-coloured serpent that curls through this city of almost 11...
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View ArticleNew Life Awaits Old Bangkok
If there is one building that personifies the past, present and future of Bangkok, wearing the city’s fortunes on its facade and interiors, it is the old Customs House, a majestic late-19th-century...
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