http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every weekend thousands of tourists and Bangkok residents go shopping at Chatuchak Market. The massive 70 rai (28 acre) site where the market is held is home to around 10,000 stalls selling products and souvenirs from all areas of Thailand. Stalls in the market sell bright ceramics, dolls, wooden toys, ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2012/02/03/shopping-at-chatuchak-market/ Nightly shows at Siam Niramit Theatre offer residents and visiting tourists the opportunity of viewing Thai history and culture in a beautifully choreographed stage extravaganza. The show boasts more than 100 adroit performers dressed in traditional Thai costumes and contemporary special effects and lighting technology. The actual show commences at 20:00. ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2012/01/26/a-voyage-through-thai-history/ Yaowarat is the central district of Bangkok which many ethnic Chinese residents have settled in and now call home. Yaowarat is a great location to observe the traditional customs that most Chinese Bangkokians still adhere to. Thanon Yaowarat is the main thoroughfare through the precinct and many of the shops ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2012/01/20/celebrating-chinese-new-year-in-yaowarat/ One of Bangkok’s principal attractions is its fabulous temples. There are plentiful examples of these religious edifices in all corners of the capital which are easily spotted by the high-eaved roofs of their main chapels (viharn) and the tapered spires of the pagodas (chedi). Although most of the temples are ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2012/01/13/visiting-bangkok%e2%80%99s-magnificent-temples/ Khaosan Road is Bangkok’s equivalent to London’s Earls Court or the Kings Cross district of Sydney. Khaosan Road is the focal point of a precinct where many of the Thai capital’s budget option hotels and eateries are located. The street forever immortalised in hit book and movie The Beach, is ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2012/01/06/bangkok%e2%80%99s-haven-for-backpackers/ As many Bangkokians head north to Chiang Mai or down to Thailand’s legendary beach resorts for the New Year and the streets of the capital are slowly emptying, now seems like a great opportunity to visit Thailand’s equivalent of Disneyland. Dream World is on the north side of Don ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2011/12/30/visiting-dream-world-theme-park/ Taking a dinner cruise on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River on Christmas Eve is an excellent way of kicking off celebrations for the festive holiday. A number of companies are operating their standard evening dinner voyages, but others are catering to Western tastes and providing sumptuous feasts with Christmas drinks, desserts, ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2011/12/23/cruising-the-chao-phraya-on-xmas-eve/ The vibrant district between Silom and Surawong roads in central Bangkok is renowned throughout the world for its exciting nightlife. Although it has mellowed over the past decade, Patpong is still a must-visit location for most Bangkok visitors. Many of the bars offer agogo entertainment with scantily clad dancers dancing ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2011/12/16/a-night-out-in-patpong/ For many overseas visitors having clothes tailor-made in Bangkok is an integral part of their holidays. Advertisements in the windows of ladies and gents clothiers claim that suits and other items of clothing can be made in no time at all and at a fraction of the cost of having ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2011/12/09/getting-a-new-wardrobe-tailor-made-in-bangkok/ In Thailand there are only two legal forms of gambling, the National Lottery and horse-racing. The National Lottery is drawn twice a month, on the 1st and the 16th, and horse-racing meets are held over the weekends in major Thai cities, including Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Any other form of ... http://www.blogs.1stopbangkok.com/2011/12/01/betting-on-the-horses-in-bangkok/