Markets in Bangkok

Bangkok is very chaotic at this moment because for the past two weeks Thais have been demonstrating against the current Government situation. Prime Mister Samak Sundaravej should step down. People are not happy about his leadership and many believe he is just ‘a puppet’ of the former corrupt P.M. Thaksin.
Last week, in the evenings, tens […]

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Temperatures in Bangkok are always high compared to most other places on the world. That is why there is no direct local demand for winter clothes. But those of us who go abroad for whatever reason: study, business, holiday.. those people might ask themselves where to buy some proper winter clothes?
Platinum Fashion Plaza is a […]

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Floating Market; Many Bangkok floating Markets were formed as a result of the easy water transport accessibility in Thailand. The city use to have (30 years ago) thousands of canals which made water transportation easy and popular. Unfortunately many of those water canals have disappeared due to development. Floating markets still exist and it is […]

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Greenpeace, An organisation I ‘ve heard of since I was a young boy, at a time I never heard of Bangkok. They do very good things!
Last week I bumped into the Greenpeace team in Bangkok under the Thaksin Bridge near the ferries. This team told me about Greenpeace’s activities in Thailand and whole South […]

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Dear Contributors, Friends,
We enjoy keeping contact with you and we wish you good health and happiness for 2008.
Our New Year Resolutions?
1. Go on and keep growing with Bangkok-Market.com. So keep sending us information.
2. Enjoy life with friends and family in Bangkok.

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“They now have Hoegaarden Bier in Dubliner” said my colleague. So yes, we had to check it out (for the second time) last week. This Irish Pub (around Sukhumvit 22) is so popular among foreigners, that you will have the feeling that you leave Thailand as soon as you step inside. The performance of Lee […]

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At RangBua Temple
In November the Loy Kratong festival takes place in Thailand. This event always starts in the evening when the people (incl. ourselves) gently launch their candles vessels onto the river. Last Saturday we joined our first Loy Kratong. YES it was an amazing effect.

“Loy” means “to float” and a “Krathong” is a lotus-shaped […]

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Hua Hin is a in-beach town for Bangkok’s elite is on the west coast of the Gulf of Thailand, 200km south of Bangkok. The fact that this city is popular among the Thai royal family, Thai high society and affluent foreigners makes it a comfortable place to visit. On weekdays, Hua Hin leads a normal […]

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