Guides to different parts of urban Bangkok & Thailand Real life in Thailand History, nostalgia Documentaries
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Would love to spend at least one night at the W Hotel and dine at the lovely old former Russia House. If you're a local it would be pretty cool to work there too.
Do a video on Rama III area next! It’s a bit under the radar, but worth a shout! (I am a big fan of yours and I live around there. Would be interesting to see what you make of it!)
The concept of a pauper’s field is probably non existent inThailand.A different outlook is taken to final resting places is maybe due to Christian views being different than those of Eastern Religions
I always end up watching your video's with a quiet smile on my face , is it crazy yet sensible Thailand or just the diversity of people and places that you portray. I don't know but I still enjoy it all , cheers Pat, regards to you both and stay safe. :)
Your videos are excellent, love the history and depth of your research. Your 2 videos on the Sathorn area brought back fond memories, seeing my 1980s home at Diamond Tower and (after a 5 year gap in Hong Kong) my 1990s home at Palm Courtt (now Siri Sathorn), as well as the old BNH where my kids were born and the many old houses that used to line Sathorn. Left Bangkok in 1997, for many subsequent foreign assignments, but still return 3 or so times a year (but always stay riverside now).
Great video Pat ❤ Chong Nonsi is the station we get off at when we stayed at the Standard a couple of years ago. We were wondering about the cemetery we saw from our room & this video pretty much said it all! The Mahanakhon building is quite impressive and captivating. Thanks for sharing the historical aspect of this area…you’re the best Pat😊
I spent part of my childhood in the Sathon neighborhood. I was born in the St. Louis Hospital, went to preschool at Sang Arun Kindergarten on Sathon 11, then went on to finish 6th grade at Assumption College next door. Sang Arun Kindergarten backs up to the Wat Don Cemetery. While living at the boarding school, we would hear about ghost stories and ghost sightings. The area has changed quite a lot in the 40 years since I left Thailand. Interesting and insightful videos. I remember several mansions you mentioned. And they should knock down the Ghost Tower eyesore. Such a waste!
Thanks for this video, mate. My wife has an apartment in Sathorn so I've been walking around those places a lot but I've never really known the history of the area or background of most buildings around there. Very interesting, indeed. Definitely deserves a sub!
I appreciate the work you put into these videos. Two small comments. Earlier on you showed the storefront of Kai New Zealand. I have never been myself however know people who have been, some many times. The reports (first hand and online), while the food is good the end invoice is an eye watering (read expensive) affair. As far as Saint Louis Hospital is concerned, since their renovation, their prices are in line with Bumrungrad. I think all the private hospitals as well as Siriraj have gotten onto the fact they can milk customers by taking BP and weight, often without a nurse present (the BP machine prints out the result). So money for nothing. Some charge up to 400 baht.
Thrilled. You have outdone yourself once again! Highly educational and an exciting piece of art in perfect production. Congratulations and many thanks again! PS: So the signature tune for Germany has been changed from the Valkyrie ride to the pow'r station style. 😉
Another amazing video Pat. You are so talented and your videos are so unique and interesting. I miss bangkok so much (was there in November and April) and these videos bring so much joy. Whilst I love the tourist aspects of Thailand I have spent a lot of time working in Thailand as well so these more real life and historic videos really appeal to me.
As usual Pat you bring the knowledge and history , thanks for that bro! Question Pat, w😮hy doesn't the Thai government declare these cemeteries as a " national landmark" like we do sometimes in the US ? Yes "Macabre" to some extent but nonetheless they have a certain historical ambience attached like an old castle, church or hotel ! I'm what you may call a modern guy of all things but I do respect ancient historical structures, places and events that have an impact on civilization old or new ! These are monuments to a history of people and their culture ! As for the derelict canal Parks,well that's just a damn shame Bangkok city government let it go like that ! I hope they find the revenue to restore them cause they have great potential for the locals and tourists !
thank you very much for this and all of your videos. I love them all. It's fascinating to see the historic places then and now and get a glimpse of what life is about in the different Sois...and by the way... nice music taste: "Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri, Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty..." ;)
I used to own a shoe shop at the MahanNakorn building and so I would often find myself hanging around ChongNoni area, All the businesses were waiting for things to really take off when that building opened but it never really improved the soi's around it, a lot of us thought it would become a world-class area, I think its because of the King Power/ Pace Development mess, the powers that be know there is failure at the heart of that build and so it will never be iconic
There's an overpriced mall that customers are forced to walk through when coming back down from the Mahanakhon tower, and of course being King Power things are more expensive than they are in other places. I doubt they cared about making the area take off
