BANGKOK • 15 things you MUST do in 2024 season 

Great video. Currently in Bangkok and did a few things you suggested. This video was by far the most informative of all the ‘things to do in Bangkok’ videos

Thailand's romanization started more than 100 years ago during King Rama VI who was educated in English boarding school for several years when he was till a prince. The system was later standardized by Royal Society of Thailand and all official road signs/places adopt this system. Roman alphabets are not confined only to English/American languages. Almost all European languages adopt Roman alphabets as their main writing system except Greece and Russia. Some non-European countries also do likewise including Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Even though most non-European countries have their own native writing system, they still adopt romanization to help foreigners recognize and pronounce road/place names including Thailand, China (pinyin) and Japan (romaji). Westerners or those who learn English as a second language must accept the fact that those romanized words are not necessarily pronounced like English/American common pronunciation. It is easy to adapt once you know how the native pronounce it. In Thailand, "PH" is pronounced aspirated P (people) and the most well-known is "Phuket" while "P" is pronounced non-aspirated P (papa). "KH" is pronounced like "King" such as "Ramkhamhaeng" while "K" is pronounced like "Gong" such as "Krungthep". "TH" is pronounced aspirated T such as "Take" and the most well-known is "Thai" while T is pronounced non-aspirated T "one ton", the most well-known is "tuk tuk". "CH" is pronounced as "J" (jar) such as Chatuchak. It can also be pronounced as "CH" (chat) such as Chang beer.

I absolutely appreciate you for sharing all of the beautiful places in Bangkok. I myself was born in Bangkok and have not been back since More than fifty years even My home towns the khlong samsam makkasan looks different Now a days. I love and enjoyed watching and learning how Bangkok has changed so much.

Wat Pho is an old temple south of the Grand Palace. It is also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha rebuilt by King Rama III in 1832. The King also decreed that traditional Thai massage and traditional medicine be inscribed on stone tablets to disseminate the knowledge to the general public. The famous Thai spa and massage are believed to originate from such stone inscription. King Rama III was also known as Merchant Prince because when he was still a prince he conducted trade with China and asked the ship captain to bring back stone sculptures such as Chinese deities, mythical beasts as stabilizing balance in the ship's belly. These stone sculptures are now commonly seen at Wat Pho, Wat Arun and the Grand Palace. When President Obama had only one day to tour a Thai temple, US Embassy recommended this temple due to its unique architecture, history and beautiful reclining Buddha. Note all three famous temples: Wat Phra Kaew in the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, there are two Yaksa (Hindu/Buddhist giant deity) Guardians at the entrance of the temple.

Good and great informative video. Thanks for posting. So much enjoy watching your channel.

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Thanks you so much for your new remarkable video about Bangkok, Thailand to shows these amazing places & Landmarks around the capital city of Bangkok, Thailand in 2023❤❤❤

Bangkok has rightfully earned its reputation as the most visited city in the world. With an estimated 22.78 million visitors in 2023, it's no wonder that travelers from all corners of the globe flock to this enchanting city.

Brother, you have made my day. This is definitely on my list. Perhaps the first thing I will be visiting in Bangkok is the Artists house. Thank you.

Brilliant information. We are going to visit soon. Thank you so much.

Yup that’s a lot of things keep everyone busy with Joe. Great video.

Awesome tips. I have been to Bangkok twice and it is an amazing city. I would also add Lumphini Park and maybe go to sky deck of King Power Mahanakhon building. Also worth doing a day trip to Ayutthaya from Bangkok too. Asiatique Riverfront at night is very nice too

Definitely the best guide of Bangkok I've ever seen.

It's a really great video..welcome to Thailand..hope you'll be impressed. and enjoy Everything in our country ..thank you very much

Very good information, no BS. Thank you.

One of my most favorite Bangkok guides. It touches all the key sites for first timers and novices and with a very natural flow (instead of skipping from one site to another). Appreciate you for putting this together 😎 I’ll definitely do the 7th floor on ICONSIAM ☕️

I am here in Bangkok and will definitely use this list of things to do

This was a very useful video! Thank you 😊😊

very interesting video and a lot of useful info thanks a lot 👍

Thanks for sharing amazing beautiful of Bangkok, actually 15 things to do on this channel is good for travel yourself combined MRT BTS, boat including some short trip by tuk tuk, next time, I recommend travel by boat to Koh Kred one of Mon Village good for walk around and chilling. Thanks Joe

Love it! Found a night market we haven't explored yet. Thanks for the tips!

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Great walk. Thanks . So nice to see you reunite

Thanks Joe an excellent video.

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I sincerely thank you for revealing the stunning locations in Bangkok.🥰

We were in Bangkok and watched your video before our trip and was definitely very helpful. Did so many of the recommended sights and the experience was fantastic! We were lucky to have a nice, hot and humid weather the whole time we were in Bangkok. Thanks for the tips and information provided. Your video is very helpful.

Thanks for the artist house info. I was in the area to see the giant buddha and had no idea about the artist house.

Video sharing perfect my friend

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This is an amazing video, easy to see, easy to follow and I am taking a lot of notes for our upcoming family trip to Bangkok ! Thank you so much and greetings from Portugal 🙂

Thank you very much for sharing this. We have a short 3 day visit next month and this will certainly help us use our time in BKK more efficiently. We're looking forward to using your info. Then, we're off to KL for 4 days and Singapore for 6 more. Best wishes and thank you again. You are appreciated

thanks great video good job

Great video again

This has been a great watch! Everything was useful. Thank you! Coming to bkk at end of February and this has now added even more to the list of things to do 😂

Like how you bundle up destinations based on their location. Thank you

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Bangkok's Grand Palace was built in the style of Ayutthaya Grand Palace with a royal temple inside reserved only for the King and relatives to hold Buddhist ceremony. Since the temple is in the Grand Palace there is no monk living in the temple. It is only the functional temple in Thailand that has no monk resides in. Monks from temples nearby are usually invited when the King performs Buddhist ceremony. It is a tradition that any novice who passes the highest Pali Grade 9 language proficiency will be royally patronaged and ordained into monkhood in this Emerald Buddha temple. Pali is the language spoken during the Buddha's era. Buddhist Dharma was originally transmitted by Pali oral tradition (still practiced even today when monks chant Pali sutra every morning and evening) but later transcribed into Pali alphabets, similar to Sanskrit which is the main language of Hinduism. There is a nationwide exam conducted annually to assess Pali proficiency and few novices/monks pass Grade 9 language each year, normally fewer than 10. So you can imagine how hard it is. At the Grand Palace, you can see Garudas (mythical flying deity) grab Nagas (mythical serpent-like deity living underworld). They are sworn mortal enemies in Hindu and Buddhist legends. However, both are God Vishnu's mounts. When travelling, God Vishnu mounts on Garuda. When resting in the sea, God Vishnu lays on bed transformed from Naga's body. Garuda is a sacred deity in Thailand and Indonesia. Thus Indonesia National Airlines is "Garuda" while Thailand's official emblem is Garuda which is affixed in front of official paper and shown on Royal Announcements on Thai TVs. Naga is sacred deity in Thailand and Laos as protector of the Lord Buddha. Temples in the Thailand's North and Laos often feature 2 Nagas at the front leading the steps into the temple. Standalone Naga is featured prominently along Mekong River on both sides of Thailand and Laos as well. Here is the full name of Bangkok. Krungthep Mahanakorn Amorn Rattanakosin Mahintra Yuttaya Mahadilokpop Noparat Burirom Udom Rachnivet Mahasathan Amornpimarn Avartarnsathit Sakkatiya Witsanukamprasit Here is my rough translation. Bangkok Metropolis, the royal capital of Ratanakosin dynasty following Ayutthaya dynasty, a grand palace resided by God King. Here is the official full name of Bangkok. Krungthep Mahanakorn Amorn Rattanakosin Mahintra Yuttaya Mahadilokpop Noparat Burirom Udom Rachnivet Mahasathan Amornpimarn Avartarnsathit Sakkatiya Witsanukamprasit Here is my rough translation. Bangkok Metropolis, the royal capital of Ratanakosin dynasty following Ayutthaya dynasty, a grand palace resided by God King. But most Thais just call short form as "Krungthep", land of deity.

Thank you very much,

Absolutely loved your video 👍Continue the good work. Which is the ideal place to start canal tour, to cover Golden Buddha and couple of important places if I have around 4-5 hours to spare

WELL DONE ❤ THANK

Bangkok is an old name since Ayutthaya was the capital of Siam. The exact history is unknown but there are several speculations. From Thai sources, it was believed that the area around the grand palace was full of Makok trees and thus when people settled there, it was called Bangmakok community. Another speculation was the Chao Phraya river at that area was so curved and bended creating a few islands, thus it was called Bangkoh (bang=community, koh=island). Later an Ayutthaya king decreed a straight canal be built to bypass the bended river section to shorten the distance. With years gone by the canal was naturally enlarged due to easier flow and became the present section of Chao Phraya river while the bended curve of the old section becomes 2 canals, Bangkoknoi and Bangkokyai on the Thonburi side. In fact, Wat Arun was originally named Wat Bangmakok before King Taksin (then Ayutthaya official) led some troops to escape the Burmese siege of Ayutthaya and arrived at Wat Bangkmakok at dawn, thus the temple was renamed Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). With Thai tendency to shorten names when time gone by, Bangmakok was later shortened to Bangkok. In western maps and documents, Bangkok was written in various ways such as Bancoc, Bancok, Banckok, Bankoc, Banckock, Bangok, Bancocq, Bancock. The present "Bangkok" spelling was used by French Catholic chief priest in Siam who wrote to Paris using such spelling. When King Rama IV wrote to western powers in English, "Bangkok" was the spelling he used. Since then "Bangkok" is the official "Latin" spelling of the Thai capital. Here is the official full name of Bangkok. Krungthep Mahanakorn Amorn Rattanakosin Mahintra Yuttaya Mahadilokpop Noparat Burirom Udom Rachnivet Mahasathan Amornpimarn Avartarnsathit Sakkatiya Witsanukamprasit Here is my rough translation. Bangkok Metropolis, the royal capital of Ratanakosin dynasty following Ayutthaya dynasty, a grand palace resided by God King. But most Thais just call short form as "Krungthep", land of deity.

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Nice and clear review. Excellent voice acting.

This is such a great video and it is obvious that you put in a lot of work here. I just used it for inspiration and planning for our trip and it helped a lot. Appreciate that Joe, I have no idea how you can only have 3,4k followers...

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Thank you!❤

Pretty job mate,

Man, this is the plan! thanks a lot!

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Wow, 365 degree view!!!

As thaï people who left a country for leaving in Paris Your videos make me cry and missing my home town and i showing my kids this video We're so sad and thinking what am i doing here in France 😢😢😢😢😢

Awesome

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Bangkok is always amazing

Very good

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Great video! Where can we take the boat from to pass by Wat Paknam? Thanks!

Excellent tour of Bangkok, extremely interesting. I just wonder how your tour will be feasible for a Senior (80) person.

Thank you

you nailed it Mate! I've been to Bangkok many times and I knew most of the places you mentioned but even to me there was something new to eplore. It's also great to see how a rapidly expanding public transport makes those places more accessible than in the past.

Do they have guide or if you know of a guide that could show us this tour when we visit Bangkok? Well done Vlog!❤

This is beautiful. Are you still in Bangkok?

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I will be visiting Bangkok last week of December. It will be my 1st time. I will be staying in Pratunam. Are these attractions nearby?

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Please be safe

Thank you for the info. Can you see Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen from Chao Phraya River ferry?

wow i remembered i only payed 20 bht for a visit to wat saket. but it has been a while ago

Hello! I'm actually going to visit Thailand soon. I was actually hoping to eventually move and live there eventually if I liked it. If you don't mind me asking, do you have citizenship in Thailand? If so, what did you do to earn it, what might you suggest that I do when working towards acquiring citizenship, myself? Also, thank you for this video!!

As for going to Mahanakhon Building, unfortunately you cannot go up to the rooftop to admire the view due to the weather. There is also a skywalk up there where you can take photos from a bird's eye view.

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Hi Joe .. just wondering if you could recommend a hotel to stay in Bangkok as we are going on a cruise and have an overnight so maybe easier to spend the night dental rush back to the cruise port, would love to do what you recommended in this video .. thanks, Kieran

pls share what the BTS map you used in video - it is so informative 😊

Just go, you'll find out on your own.

Wat Pho is Thailand's first university.

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PLEASE ....explain ...about safety ....in hotel , and in street , thanks

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Somebody told me to try an authentic "soapy massage" as a must do in Bangkok. Any thoughts or recommendations?

Which is the video of the Artist House? Do they still do the puppet shows?

What is the name of the coffee shop ~16:50?

We are planning to go Dec 28 to Jan 2 spend new year in Bkk what hotel is safe, nice and near Mrt accessible transportation to go to many places ???? What is the name of list of hotels please thank you

How many days is this itinerary?

Hi new subscriber here, can you be my tour guide when I visit Thailand?

Can i go to beaches in October? And swim

How many days do you need to see the places you suggested?

Can I do all 15 in one day?

Is Bangkok safe? I postponed my trip to Thailand after the Paragon incident last month..

How many days you need to do cover your 15 must dos?

how can I get that attractions map ?

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Which is the exact location shown at 3:21 in this video.

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How is for a single older woman traveling in Thiland?

How am I two minutes in and been given no information and asked to like twice?

Wear elephant pants while touring

Number One, try not to leave your brains behind at the airport. As all the girls say, like lambs to the slaughter.

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Jim Thompson was US CIA tho 👍