Bangkok City Guide and Directories

Confused in Bangkok? Not sure where to go, what to see or how to get there? Access the best of the Bangkok city life with our directories and information guide. Explore the malls and markets in Bangkok, and find out what to shop for after dark. Italian, French and Greek restaurants - sample the international flavours of Bangkok's finest eateries - searchable by area and cuisine.

All dressed up with nowhere to go in Bangkok? Choose your style of nightlife with our busy bar and club guide to Bangkok. Know your area - location guides to Bangkok's busiest districts with information on nightlife, dining out, shopping, transportation and accommodation. Stop being confused. Travel information, city guide and directories for essential Bangkok living.

Hotels & Resorts Book your hotels online with confidence. We have a wide range of discounted hotels in Bangkok from budget rooms to five star luxuries, all with a lowest price guarantee.

Nightlife Put on your dancing shoes and hit the cities best clubs and most happening nightspots. Buzz with the barflies in Bangkok's local hangouts or relax in the comfortable lounge bars.

Dining Out Whether you want to try authentic Asian cuisine or remember that taste of home, use our Bangkok restaurant guide to find that ultimate dining out experience.

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Spa & Massage
Bangkok's fast becoming Asia's number one spa city; indulge in a little luxury away from the crowds with our Bangkok spa guide.

Shops & Shopping
Find the shopping highlights and bargains of Bangkok; our shopping guide takes you from the luxury malls of Chitlom to the flea markets of Chinatown.

Getting Around
Underground and overground, skip the traffic jams, avoid taxi troubles and negotiate the Bangkok bus system. Travel and transport guide for getting in, around and out of Bangkok.

In & Around
Find the best location in Bangkok for your needs, or escape its hustle and bustle and take a trip beyond the city limits with our handy 'in and around' area guide.

Attractions & Sightseeing
When you've finished with the Grand Palace, check out the Bangkok forensic museum and come face to face with Thailand's most famous cannibal.

Bangkok

Bangkok is a city that has a reputation of its own; its name basically translates as "The City of Angels" although it's had a long standing nickname as the 'Sin City' of Asia for many years. Bangkok is Thailand's third capital city built in 1782 near the sea for easy defense from Burmese invaders and trade; though this may prove to be a mistake as Bangkok is steadily sinking at around 2 inches per year.

Considered to be one of the largest cities in the world Bangkok is home to more than 10 million residents, a tenth of the population of Thailand, the majority from the poorer provinces outside Bangkok who have come to the big city in search of work and their fortunes.

Bangkok's traffic jams are legendary, reputed to be the worst in the world but this is a problem that is being tackled first with the BTS sky train and now with the new MRT subway system which is hoping to be a factor that contributes to Bangkok becoming one of Asia's first class cities on par with Singapore and Hong Kong.

Bangkok has a lot more to offer than just pollution and traffic though. A visit to exciting Bangkok city you will find bargain shopping, exotic nightlife, delicious food, world class hotels and spas, modern cinemas, great attractions, historical buildings, friendly people, and a bustling array of life, sounds, sights and smells on every street.

Bangkok is an experience, it's a city of vast contrasts, a street stall selling fried locusts in front of a 5 star hotel restaurant, a tuk tuk squeezing it's way through a maze of silver Mercedes Benzes on the roads, temples set amongst a backdrop of blue mirrored skyscrapers, small Buddhist shrines nestling on the edge of the red light districts waiied by the girls on their way to work, praying for that good luck that Bangkok always promises to offer.