To Help Tourists in Bangkok, Travel info, Attractions, Surroundings, Hotels, Guest Houses, Home Stay, Apartment, located in Khao San Road Area (Bangkok Thailand) ข้อมูลสำหรับนักท่องเที่ยว Khaosan Road
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Khao San Road is, technically speaking, a small road located about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of Rattanakosin. This article also deals with the wider Banglamphu
area that hosts a few interesting temples, as well as lots more places to stay and eat. Activities
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Activities on Khao San Road are not particularly high class. Many backpackers just chill out in a cafe and watch reruns of Friends while sipping a cold Chang beer. People-watching is also a major activity; this can be done in many roadside bars and pubs along Khao San Road. When all this becomes too stressful, there are plenty of massage parlours around. Shopping
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Obviously the first place to go shopping is Khao San Road itself. Beside the usual tourist crowd, plenty of locals come here for shopping as well. Simple stores line up the street selling dresses, shirts, skirts, accessories, shoes and bags, usually for a bargain. Many of these are in vintage style, as that’s popular among the Khao San crowd. There are also the usual souvenir and handicrafts stores. Hill tribe women dressed in ethnic clothing walk up and down Khao San Road all day, usually with croaking sounds that come from their ornamental frogs. They approach tourists all day, trying to sell them stuff like accessories, hammocks and ethnic handicrafts. They are quite friendly, and back off with a clear “no”, but once they know you’re interested, many of these sellers congregate around you hoping to make some profit. Never buy anything valuable in this area as there are many scams and tricks being played. Khao San Road is home to many wholesale silver jewellery stores, but don’t even think about buying there. A common scam is to ask a lot more for a gem than its real value. Touts for suits approach all men walking along Khao San Road, but never go with them — getting tailored clothes in Khao San Road is a complete waste of money as quality is extremely poor. If you really want a suit, head to downtown for better alternatives (see Silom for more information). Other problematic products for sale include counterfeit clothes, pirated movies and even fake diplomas; the authorities here don’t seem to care, but you probably will get in trouble once you arrive in your home country. The Banglamphu Market north of Khao San Road is a good place to pick up cheap Thai knock-offs of everything, from jeans to Italian sneakers, as well as a few posh Thai silk stores. Food stalls are also abound in this area.
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