Brief introduction to the ‘City of Angels’

Posted by admin on March 16th, 2009 filed in Getting by, Living here

The national capital, Bangkok is absolutely one of Thailand’s most spectacular places to explore. This hectic and never-sleeping city serves as a travel centre for the entire region of South East Asia. Most travellers come back and forth when they’re visiting Thailand’s different popular regions, for example Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi or Pattaya.

Bangkok’s bad reputation due to pollution and severe traffic jams is not really longer justified. Modern, fast and efficient public transport was launched by the BTS Sky Train system about eight years ago, while new roads have been constructed as well. Also the underground railway, known as the MRT metro offers a convenient way to get around the city. The MRT operates services to several popular downtown locations.

Another way of transport is offered by the numerous tuk-tuk drivers. These noisy, typically Thai three-wheeled taxis can be found throughout the entire city and visiting Bangkok wouldn’t be complete without experiencing at least one ride. Making more rides in these open-air vehicles isn’t recommended as they don’t offer any protection against pollution and due to the lack of air-conditioning it can get very hot. Bangkok, compared to many other huge capital cities, is a very safe place to stay in and its crime rates are even one of the world’s lowest!