Khao San Road

If you are a backpacker and have arrived at BKK airport, you'll probably be heading for one place to start with - Khaosan Road. Khaosan Road is a street in the centre of Bangkok which is full of bars, hostels, counterfeit goods, cheap food and westerners. This is the junction where backpackers meet up, drink themselves into oblivion and plan to visit Thailand and its surrounding areas but do not be mistaken. THIS IS NOT THAILAND! (Well technically speaking it is, i'm not going to go into semantics) Khaosan road is rammed busy with tuc tuc drivers, suit salesmen, tatoo artists, street vendors and all types of different people. The place has character ...  Read the complete review

Bangkok is certainly no city of angels...that's if Khao San Road is anything to go by! Some find the place grotesque, others like how it serves as a kind of decompression chamber between Asia and the West. I used to agree with the former but after having passed through Bangkok and inevitably finding my way to Khao San Road dozens of times transiting through the country I have warmed up to the latter! Khao San Road is fun and not to be taken at all seriously. Everyone knows what it's all about, everyone knows it has zero 'culture' value and that most Thai's loath the place. The street is packed with bars, clubs, stores selling counterfiet ...  Read the complete review

The Khao San Road in Bangkok is basically the Backpacker hub for Southeast Asia, lined with budget to mid-range guesthouses, market stalls, bars, street vendors and some other things you never expect - there is never a dull moment on the Khao San Road! Some people dislike it because of the influx of backpackers each day, and thus avoid it, on the other hand, it is a great place to meet other travellers and backpackers from all over the world, trade stories, drink, and laugh! When leaving Bangkok airport you will be approached by taxi vendors inside the building, these prices will be very high - just walk outside & get a taxi out front, it will ...  Read the complete review

If you ever visit Thailand it is more than likely that your stay will include a few nights in and around the Khao San Road (KSR). The KSR is where most backpackers and budget travellers operate out of in Bangkok. It holds a legendary status amongst many and is perhaps the closest thing you'll get to a backpacker village in all of South East Asia. The first thing that strikes you about KSR is how short it is. You could quite easily walk from one end to the other and wonder what all the fuss was about. The thing you've got to understand is that the magic of the place takes place behind the scenes. The KSR exudes youthful endeavour, unbridled ...  Read the complete review