One of my Twitter followers, @maydelarose who is flying to Bangkok in June, and she asked for a Bangkok write-up. So what follows here is the itinerary that my family and I followed, when we flew to Bangkok in 2011. Hopefully, she can pick up an idea or two from this recounting.
In the original Thai, the name of Bangkok is Krung Thep or -- "City of Angels." Plenty of visitors to the city use it as a jump off point to many of Thailand's beautiful beaches. But the city itself can also be the main draw, as it is bursting with great places to eat, sprawling shopping complexes, exquisite temples, and a people known for their sunny smile. Just be on your guard to avoid the street-corner scams, and everything should be heavenly, here in the city of angels.
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Touchdown at the swanky
Suvarnabhumi Airport
We left
Manila on a 9:35pm Cebu Pacific flight and landed in Bangkok at around
12 midnight. Bangkok's airport is very, very impressive, and looks every inch what
an international airport should look like. Opened as recently as 2006, Suvarnabhumi features a high-speed rail link
and five alternative routes to the city -- so you don't have to get stuck in
traffic.
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| Suvarnabhumi airport photo courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org |
