This is top content and should have a million views. So much love for details and a talent for capturing the essence of the place. Thank you so much for the great work you're doing!
Many thanks to you for a great tribute! Appreciate it...a million views would be useful, but the audience I think for this subject is fairly limited in Thailand, so far anyway. There's a lot of rubbish getting a lot of views out there, it's a bizarre phenomenom, this TH-cam algorthythm thing.
I really enjoy your videos of places I know little or nothing about. There's something about these old and decaying urban landscapes. Let's hope this one survives in some form. Thanks for making these videos!
Thanks Andrew, glad you enjoy the channel mate. The more obscure it is, I'm in. There are so many places to get out and walk around in Bangkok. Beats seeing the same old boring stuff!
Wasting time around random sois was my favourite thing to do in bangers when I was there. While I never ventured quite as deep as you did, mate, it was certainly an interesting part of my day. I'd rather fortnightly uploads with lots of interesting stuff over random silent walking through shopping malls twice a week any day of the year. Never change what you do, Pat.
Thanks Rick, I have a duty to roam where others don't go, and it's a habit I've got into. Where else would I go? To Starbucks to tell you all how much a latte costs in USD? Let the vloggers vlog all that...I'd rather risk dirty shoes and attack by a pack of cats. Never had any bad looks down sois, people are as friendly to you are as you are to them. I get a few interesting stories in those sois, the ghost stories are often ridiculous, but I do ask about ghosts so what can I expect....
@@BangkokPat the ghost stories and the random food finds are the best parts of back alley soi trips. One day, if the pricks running Australia let us out again it'll be the first thing I do.
What is the deal with silent walking in malls lately or guys who make videos of their feet while the camera swings wildly with loud crap music? The truth is they do seem to attract many viewers and subscribers. I have thought of trying that myself but am too embarrassed to put it on TH-cam.
@@destinationsunknowntheroadsles The silent slow videos with no commentary shouldn't be called vloggers as anyone can do that. Apparently the silent ones show the culture more, so the many comments state anyway. The other end of the scale is the ego walk and talk with a selfie stick videos, telling you what you should do.. I can't do either. My videos don't interest many but that's how YT works.
In 1967 I was only seventeen The year old still remembered very well the good old days My wooden home is near the canals . An Excellent perfect explanation of the area .
I really appreciate you for showing me My old home town makasan Real way my father does Works at the makkasan Real ways station more than sixty years until he is passed away . About twenty years now . Again I just wanted to Thank you for showing Some of the older roads And the old memories you are a sweet heart. You are an awesome person
I have to say yours is the best TH-cam channel on Bangkok, I really enjoy your videos and the history of Bangok is fascinating, your narrative is excellent. Have you considered going to Kanchanaburi and doing a story on the bridge over the River Kwai and the Jeath museum. I went there some years ago and was brought to tears with the allied cemetery there, the people keep the cemetery in immaculate condition. Thank you for imparting your knowledge and making such interesting videos.
In 1983 I used to live in the end of soi ‘Moh Ling’ at that time there were no elevated roads and used to enjoy in late evening with locals to spend time on a small canoe row on the big pond of Makasan. Loved the place, 40 years later I sometime go back to say hello of some of the residents around Makassan.
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy.....I do like the resrarching because you always find something unexpected and odd. The shooting around that area took about 7 days of 3-4hrs each day so I suppose if I did full days it may take 3 days but I always find things out and have to re-shoot stuff to fit in with other bits so it's an evolving process.
I love Paradox! The hit sing is RU DOO RAUN. Keep up the great work. I miss Bangkok so much and feel your channel is the best Bangkok show. It brings a smile to my face.
You are exactly right about the Makkasan Railway is it own By the Thai state railway . As I was saying in the past You have to be from there too To Know all about the area . I'm enjoyed watching and listening the history of the Makkasan Railway station .
Thanks a lot mate. The Clash shot the cover of an album at Makkasan in 1982 while staying at the Bangkok Palace Hotel. I've seen that Seagal movie, pretty poor it is too, but locations were fun to spot, and I believe you're correct, it was shot there. But there's another train graveyard at Bang Sue that I haven't been to (it was off limits last year) could have been there too.
I enjoy walking the back Soi to my amazement I have found some quite rare cars, some complete and in good condition, not to mention the fine old dwellings, many still in use. I love the place.
I've spent a lot of shooting time around there in the last month, hard to think it'll all change over the next few years. A shame but it's been a long time coming, hopefully there will be a park of some kind.
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you find your favourite part of Bangkok in my channel or you can let me know where I could visit to make a video!
You are doing best videos on bangkok, I have never seem such detailed videos on BKK, I wish and hope that channel gets more and more subs as you honestly deserve it. All the best and keep posting I am loving it.
Absolutely love your work. So many Thai videos about not touching peoples' heads (is that a US, UK thing?) Love to see the gritty urban landscape, and Bangkok in 1960s and 70s. I recently went into a cemetery on the river near Asiatique - Bangkok Protestant Cemetery. What is interesting is the number of English and other Europeans who were in service of the previous Kings and Protestant apparently included people of the Jewish community. Lots stories could be found in relation to various cemeteries in Bangkok - Protestant, Catholic, Islamic, Chinese, Hindu etc. Various embassies and European Churches have long histories in Bangkok. There is various historical European clubs eg the British club. There is so much to see in Bangkok that tourist vloggers miss, eg the history of the Malaysia hotel etc. Again thanks for providing an alternative to mango and sticky rice.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoy the old urban landscape, now pretty much ignored in its raw glory. Some of the histories of the foreign embassies/clubs/associations are scandalous! I don't really follow any vloggers, tend to get a bit boring to be honest, a couple stand out but as you say, they miss the finer details. I would have loved to be in Bangkok in the 60s & 70s, my dad was and didn't document much of anything on film, plenty of stories he told us as kids! And a few stories he waited until we were adults to tell us as well... If you got time, please join my first live stream this saturday at 8pm Bkk time, would love to hear from you...
@@BangkokPat omg. par excellence👍 I live in one of those high-rises you can see in the background and you reveal a world unbeknownst to me. You are becoming a national treasure🤣🤣🤣👍
TBH BKK Pat stands alone with regards to Thailand vlogs/shows , Always interesting and just as important imo very original + creative output . Thanks Pat .
Thank you Craig, glad you like the videos, I do my best to make every one as different as possible (but the locations change which helps!) and if you're around tomorrow at 8pm I'n doing my first live stream !!
the content is gem, and this is truly helpful video to understand Bangkok. Should have more views. Many vlog about Bangkok around the Utube usually made by tourist who have shallow or limited information due to mainly less research and expertise, clogs the search engines. I trust Pat many times. Pat please made more catching tittle for your video so people will be rushing to your channel.
Thanks but it's difficult to clickbait this kind of content. Many youtube titles are designed to get you to watch from the title and thumbnail, content is secondary, it's just about the clicks for many. But I prefer to put out a quality product.
I'm thrilled to see the old Neighborhood again. It's just bring back the old memories . As I said you You are a sweet heart Very smart man very detailed of each locations I love to listening to you How's you expanding area each of the location's .
Always stay on Phetchaburi when visiting Bangkok - the contrast with Sukhumvit couldn't be more stark. It's a welcome relief in my opinion, but as you say no doubt ripe for development. Great to learn some of the history of the area
I was a teacher in China for a few years. I ate breakfast in the cafeteria every morning. Then I had a vacation in Bangkok. I arrived in the middle of the night and woke up a couple of hours later. I walked out and got bacon and eggs. I walked a hundred yards and got bacon and eggs again from somewhere else.
Since I love railways, history and Thailand this was really enjoyable. Brilliant production and research. I had no idea there were old locos and stock decaying there. Hope they will make it a green space and preserve some of the railway history 👍
Thanks a lot, it should be a park but not sure if all of it will be, but much of it is jungle already. The respecting of the heritage and architecture is what's important to many and hopefully the SRT will liten to the people on this as it was originally donated to them in the first place.
I love cats and I appreciate you for showing the kitties cats on your video along with Whatever you are showing the sections of the towns or something else.
Once again, another fine look into Bangkok. Your cinematography is excellent and your love for this city shows in every shot you do. Thank you for sharing that love of your city.
Thank you Jon, I must confess that I prefer the challenge of these more urban, wild areas where nothing is laid out so straight forward as say, Sukhumvit or Siam. You never know what's around the corner, literally, and the animals are always a distraction that get you a few minutes rest! Those dogs on the canal bridge weren't aggressive at all, purely just going through the motions to remind me I was on their patch.
While millions suffer due to the lack of any good vaccines. The Thai government has been so focused on their corrupt quarantine for BIG $$$ and the Phuket scam for only the most desperate of foreigners they seem to have ignored the general population. This has been intentional since day one and slowly the truth is coming out. Many expats caught outside of Thailand are held for ransom to return to their homes and families. Sorry quarantine does not take rocket science or huge amounts of money to make it work. It takes focus and compassion. Not greed and corruption.
@@BangkokPat I do not put anything past them. Sadly news has been slow as to the real reasons why a good FREE vaccine was never ordered months ago. It has been so obvious since March of last year that the quarantine has been a scam along with forced insurance for those already vaccinated. As long as desperate foreigners continue to fund a scam it will never end. How many have died already because of sheer greed?
Great stuff as always Pat 👍 How about a video of your own history in Bangkok? A trip down memory lane of the places you've stayed, worked, partied, etc that are/aren't there anymore - with some colourful stories thrown in for good measure. Might be fun. Oh and well done on catching the lightning strike at 18:30 💥
Thanks Liam, and that's an interesting idea you mention, but I'd have to leave out certain locations of course (haha) but I may get that together at some point next month. It'll be a lot easier as I know pretty much where I'm heading, rather than a totally new location that takes a few days to familiarise myself with and then decide where and what to shoot. There was also a lightning flash when I was on the footbridge at the end of the Petchaburi Road part!!
I like having a nosey about places, so i'd be doing the same as you! At 1.28 one of those old carriages is a British Rail built class 158 Sprinter unit, several units were built new for the SRT around 1990 time. Nice to see old world Bangkok, i could spend a whole holiday there and leave still wanting more! Have you considered doing a vid on Bangkok airports? They are an integeral part of the growth of tourism in Thailand, i'm sure they'd be interest in such vids apart from aviation enthusiasts like me......
Thanks Terry, I'd love to have a TV series but right now the channel will have to suffice!! I was thinking that if I did, would they give me free reign with the location ideas and content,? If not then I'd merely be a puppet for someone elses ideas...hmmm
Wow. That was enjoyable. All I know of this area is the Airport Rail Link hub, I'll have to be sure to explore the surrounding areas next time I'm in Bangkok. I'd heard about the train graveyard, I seem to recall someone mentioning it's been walled off however. I hope the next time I'm in Bangkok it's before the area's changed too much. They had the same idea about making a City Airport Terminal here at KL Sentral - it's there, alright, you CAN check your bags in, and a lot of people use the airport express train (though prices went up drastically a few years back), but I don't think that many people check in at KL Sentral.
Bangkok does have a lot to offer when you start walking randomly around these sketchy looking sois, it usually turn out to be quite a gem. I have been living here for decades and I've not seen all these places I've taken for granted as thorough as you did. I love it, keep it up.
Landed in BKK yesterday. In the car to the hotel I see the blue street sign reading "Makkasan" with lots of rail tracks all around and I start scanning the streets for Pat and cats 😎 Looking forward to bump into you one day 😊
Welcome to Bkk! So glad you thought of me and the cats down at street level as you cruised above in a limo! Who knows when we'll bump into eacother, I wanna organise a subs meet-up sometime!!
Thanks! I'm hoping I should take that as a compliment..just kidding, nice of you to say so. I thought maybe it would make a change from the usual vloggers. I can't do all that selfie personality stuff!
Interesting part of town... must go visit some of these areas one of these days... or not - your videos do a very good job of exploring these neighborhoods that it hardly seems worth the effort as these are so much more informative, plus a miniscule fraction of the effort needed.
Cheers Brownie, and a fun place it was for a walk too, I stretched this out to 10 days shooting because I kept getting sidetracked by things to explore. Remains to be seem what's around the corner..
pat.. i'm fascinated by your accent.. you sounds like born and bred Londoner.. how come!!!.. just founds your Channel.. haven't had time to look at all your video yet..
@@BangkokPat Good, I actually think the Indian food options available in BKK are not that good. Have you been to the Sri Lankan place Manel Lanka ? It's worth a visit.
Thanks, I used to prefer B&H or Embassy back in the day, 10's! Very adventurous area to shoot, that was. The area is about to undergo that massive makeover I mentioned in the video, announced last week.
@@BangkokPat They were what my mother smoked - I'm hooked on Camels :-) There is something incongruous about having something so rustic there, and now I know why. BTW on Soi Kiatichai on the Eastern side about 100m up from Rama IX opposite the market there is (or was) an open barbeque restaurant (no farang) with the finest, most lovely people running it. My mouth's watering just thinking about it. Opposite, the general store has everything you need and they are similarly welcoming. Thought I'd mention it in case someone's in the area.
Thanks Chai, we gave you a few shout outs on Pete's (Thairishtimes) livestream on saturday. You're the only real backpacker getting yourself about in the countryside now, maybe you could make something of that, think up a few funny titles, or something like that.....I'll give you a few shout outs this weekend on my first stream Saturday 8pm
@@BangkokPat Aw that's so cool of you guys! Thanks a lot for doing that! Haha! I'll join you for a little while on Sunday :D first live stream :D exiting!! Are you just gonna walk about or what are you planning to do?
@@Chai_Travel Sit at home and have a chat. All this time and nobody has seen me in ''normal'' mode, questions, and if you got a funny story to tell me about your travels I will read it for sure...
Woow. Why did i not see this before! I really like to see videos like this, the old places that can tell us a story about life. Im gonna look for more, that`s for sure.
Thanks Buster, great to hear from you, I prefer those kinds of areas, more unpredictable and adventurous and you can't get lost with Google. Not the most upmarket area but more character!! PS. just noticed the pool is still open!!
Another good piece Pat. I passed by that area a few times but never gone deep. There is another thing Pat which out of this video subject but related to your channel. Recently I just rewatch another youtuber which I had unsubscribe to his channel. It happened that one of his video appeared in the HOME page in this TH-cam apps, and the place he travelled is one of a place I want to go, so I watched it . And again, I just don’t like his style though the place he shot and recorded was attractive. Then I checked on his subscriber count, wow! It is double, and no, it multiplied by ten times after just few months time. What a joke ! Then I checked back on yours, which is a serious narrator (at least sounded alike serious, enthusiastic), in putting lots of effort searching for informations, historical data, and so on, bit to mention putting bulky of time to edit and compile all the recorded videos jus to make a fine final cut, the count upset me. With a person simply simply make a video, it hits up; but for another person like you, what d upside down! This is a upsidedown world !
I love exploring old abandoned buildings, there is something interesting about the little things you find that reveal a little bit about it’s old life. Be it an old Australian farm shed or a warehouse in the city with a hole in the fence, I just love exploring them. Really enjoyed this one, I do love an old train carriage. Thanks for the interesting history. All the best.
THanks David! I'm a fan of the old architecture because I feel sorry for it, especially when people say how unattractive it is....but what's coming out nowadays is neither innovative or looks interesting. Shame about the ghost turning out like that, I should have let you all believe!!!
As a Makkasan resident I have walked along and past many of the roads, places and landmarks you showed. I learnt a lot too. Thank you so much. Will definitely try out the Indian restaurant recommendation when things have settled back into a more normal routine. Keep the vlogs coming Pat! Like your style.
Thank you Nick, and you're a local too. I must say, it's a unique area, a wilderness in the middle with the SRT land, but I loved the 10 days I was around (not full days!) and the erratic weather added to the suspense. Stay Cafe is well worth it, especially the vindaloo, ask for the curries extra hot, doesn't disappoint!
Brilliant vlog Pat, keep doing your thing turning out occasional high quality stuff. U2 missed a trick with not doing "Where the Klongs have no name" !!
Thanks Bob, I'll do what I'm doing and nothing else, well to be honest I don't know exactly if ''vlogging'' means my life unfolding with each video (I'm going to the mall today or I'll try some street food type of thing)or it's a general term. I can't do the life story thing, I'd feel I was cheating the viewers as that kind of content isn't very interesting. The Clash shot their album cover in 1982 at Makkasan
Thanks Mark, glad you found the channel. Makkasan in parts was like another era, and quite a bit of it is under flyovers so google can't get you a decent view beforehand! And most newcomers to Bangkok will go past the billboards and the wooden houses if they get a taxi into the city.
Thanks so much for another interesting video of an area I just pass sometimes. Don't change or stop your work. Since this city changes so fast, these videos will be like a document for the future. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Hans, I'm glad you took the time to watch! I will never change anything, as I can't really make any of style! Makkasan is a great area for shooting, lots to see in the area many people walk past and that large amount of land in that location...surely it must be green space. But to be honest if they planned a commercial development I think they would have done it a long time ago already.
One thing I really feel bad about and sorry about the animals dogs and cats on The street is all over everywhere I wonder if it belonged to the residential Nearby . I appreciate you for including Dogs and cats on your video.
My hunch is likely another mall. Thailand has a knack at destroying what is quaint, beautiful, and or interesting and what remains of its quickly deteriorating culture. It seems there are never enough malls, 7-11, hotels, guest houses, girly bars, motorbike rentals, tacky shirt shops, etc. Having said that the country of Laos has done a great job in record time and is now in debt to the Chinese forever. Once again a very interesting and enjoyable show. I look forward to every Sunday. One of the best channels out of Thailand. (Mai Poot Len)
Thank you very much indeed. I don't blame your hunch at all, I can imagine them announcing a mega project and teasing with hints before the actual announcement, then it'll be a mega mega mall that fills the entire area, boasting the usual crap stores and outlets, but all super sized. It wouldn't be a shock, but the park idea is the obvious wish for most sane folks. Shame about Laos, but China likely put pressure on them.
Glad I caught this Vlog. I recently walked through many of the areas you showed on this episode. It reminds me of the time somewhere in the mid 2000's when I went inside the grounds and inspected and photographed a bunch of ancient trains rotting away around the maintenance buildings. There was no security, nobody around at all, and I spent a good hour in there snooping around until someone saw me and strongly indicated I should leave immediately. You are exposing all my favorite secret places in Bangkok. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, glad you were familiar with this area, it's got an adventurous vibe to it. I could have climbed in but it's so overgrown it's just crazy. I'm hoping they retain the architecture and heritage of the old train sheds (or some of them) when they modernize with this new mall/tower that was announced last week.
Pat, what a fantastic video/show, you obviously put a lot of time and effort into them, and it shows. Really top quality, fun and informative. Keep them going, mate.
Thank you very much, it is a lot of fun and a challenge, got a good few locations backed up waiting to be explored, so it's an ongoing thing... if you're interested I'm doing my first live stream tomorrow at 8pm Bkk time...
I remember what down a Soi in Soi Ngam Dupli and noticing a Ferrari in a gated property, as I walked along I noticed another and another and realized it was the back of a Ferrari dealership
G'day Pat , I knew of the old railway work shops but never ventured there , so i hope they do make good use of the ol locos there and incorporate a green space and some history as it deserves ! walking around those klongs certainly have a way of making you remember them and i don't mean by sight lol, another good video of what we haven't seen yet .. Catchya...
Hiya Steve, hope you're well mate, great place to shoot, I enjoyed my time hanging around there (10 days) mostly in the late afternoons, people I met and interacted with all pleasant, the guy with the cats along the railway invited me to eat with him, on the floor with the cats! 1hr earlier and I would have definitely shared his tom yum fish!! It was odd having the great piece of wasteland in the middle, all waiting for development. Surprised the SRT hadn't got rid of it years ago but as I say, they gotta be tactful, they were given it by Rama 5. I reckon if they were gonna do a totally commercial development with no park, they would have done that long ago so it might be a good sign!! Anyway if you got time, tune into my first livestream tomorrow at 8pm!! Take care mate! Pat
Goodaye Pat, Found your vlogs a short while back. I enjoy them immensely, well all except for your ever present totally corny 'dad' jokes lol 😂🤣. I enjoy you style of vlog and the images you capture and collage together in the vlogs. Being retired n living in LOS (Phuket) I have stayed and lived in BKK for short periods and studied there for a while too but I never had the years and years necessary to attempt to grasp the vastness and wonder of this mercurial place. Thanks for helping me begin to scratch the surface of Khrong Thep. Keep on with the great offerings Pat.
Glad you found the channel, Philip. My jokes are 'dad' jokes? I should quit immediately! Large areas of Bangkok are chaoric and messy but I'm trying to make some sense of it all.
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One of the best ones for me! You appreciate the slightly more down-and-out places too.
This is top content and should have a million views. So much love for details and a talent for capturing the essence of the place. Thank you so much for the great work you're doing!
Many thanks to you for a great tribute! Appreciate it...a million views would be useful, but the audience I think for this subject is fairly limited in Thailand, so far anyway. There's a lot of rubbish getting a lot of views out there, it's a bizarre phenomenom, this TH-cam algorthythm thing.
I really enjoy your videos of places I know little or nothing about. There's something about these old and decaying urban landscapes. Let's hope this one survives in some form. Thanks for making these videos!
Thanks Andrew, glad you enjoy the channel mate. The more obscure it is, I'm in. There are so many places to get out and walk around in Bangkok. Beats seeing the same old boring stuff!
Wasting time around random sois was my favourite thing to do in bangers when I was there. While I never ventured quite as deep as you did, mate, it was certainly an interesting part of my day. I'd rather fortnightly uploads with lots of interesting stuff over random silent walking through shopping malls twice a week any day of the year. Never change what you do, Pat.
Thanks Rick, I have a duty to roam where others don't go, and it's a habit I've got into. Where else would I go? To Starbucks to tell you all how much a latte costs in USD? Let the vloggers vlog all that...I'd rather risk dirty shoes and attack by a pack of cats. Never had any bad looks down sois, people are as friendly to you are as you are to them. I get a few interesting stories in those sois, the ghost stories are often ridiculous, but I do ask about ghosts so what can I expect....
@@BangkokPat the ghost stories and the random food finds are the best parts of back alley soi trips. One day, if the pricks running Australia let us out again it'll be the first thing I do.
What is the deal with silent walking in malls lately or guys who make videos of their feet while the camera swings wildly with loud crap music? The truth is they do seem to attract many viewers and subscribers. I have thought of trying that myself but am too embarrassed to put it on TH-cam.
@@destinationsunknowntheroadsles The silent slow videos with no commentary shouldn't be called vloggers as anyone can do that. Apparently the silent ones show the culture more, so the many comments state anyway. The other end of the scale is the ego walk and talk with a selfie stick videos, telling you what you should do.. I can't do either. My videos don't interest many but that's how YT works.
@@BangkokPat Your channel attracts in my opinion perhaps a more curious smarter person. So much fluff and crap out there.
In 1967 I was only seventeen
The year old still remembered very well the good old days
My wooden home is near the canals .
An Excellent perfect explanation of the area .
Wow, those houses are still very nice after so many years, l am sure you'd agree. Cheers!
I really appreciate you for showing me My old home town makasan
Real way my father does
Works at the makkasan
Real ways station more than sixty years until he is passed away .
About twenty years now .
Again I just wanted to
Thank you for showing
Some of the older roads
And the old memories
you are a sweet heart.
You are an awesome person
Fantastic place - great access to airport; close to Rama 9, Thonglor, New Petchburi Road, and Asok. Always my go to area.
I have to say yours is the best TH-cam channel on Bangkok, I really enjoy your videos and the history of Bangok is fascinating, your narrative is excellent.
Have you considered going to Kanchanaburi and doing a story on the bridge over the River Kwai and the Jeath museum.
I went there some years ago and was brought to tears with the allied cemetery there, the people keep the cemetery in immaculate condition.
Thank you for imparting your knowledge and making such interesting videos.
All the overlooked nooks and crannies - brill , Pat ! Love this content .
Waw... I'm feeling like I'm watch high quality documentary about Thailand.
شكرا من القلب ❤❤
Glad to hear that, and many thanks for the compliment!
In 1983 I used to live in the end of soi ‘Moh Ling’ at that time there were no elevated roads and used to enjoy in late evening with locals to spend time on a small canoe row on the big pond of Makasan. Loved the place, 40 years later I sometime go back to say hello of some of the residents around Makassan.
That's were great I love it
I can watch it over and over again bring back the old memories I just love it.
I love the history and information from your vids @bangkokPat. I know these take a heap of research and time to create, keep it up !
@khoistar
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy.....I do like the resrarching because you always find something unexpected and odd. The shooting around that area took about 7 days of 3-4hrs each day so I suppose if I did full days it may take 3 days but I always find things out and have to re-shoot stuff to fit in with other bits so it's an evolving process.
I love Paradox! The hit sing is RU DOO RAUN. Keep up the great work. I miss Bangkok so much and feel your channel is the best Bangkok show. It brings a smile to my face.
You are exactly right about the
Makkasan Railway is it own
By the Thai state railway .
As I was saying in the past
You have to be from there too
To Know all about the area .
I'm enjoyed watching and listening the history of the
Makkasan Railway station .
Very enjoyable. I'm pretty sure the train graveyard was used for some action scenes in the Steven Seagal movie, Belly of the beast, filmed in bangkok.
Thanks a lot mate. The Clash shot the cover of an album at Makkasan in 1982 while staying at the Bangkok Palace Hotel. I've seen that Seagal movie, pretty poor it is too, but locations were fun to spot, and I believe you're correct, it was shot there. But there's another train graveyard at Bang Sue that I haven't been to (it was off limits last year) could have been there too.
I enjoy walking the back Soi to my amazement I have found some quite rare cars, some complete and in good condition, not to mention the fine old dwellings, many still in use. I love the place.
I've spent a lot of shooting time around there in the last month, hard to think it'll all change over the next few years. A shame but it's been a long time coming, hopefully there will be a park of some kind.
Great! As usual, your knowledge of Deep History in BKK is very dear to us! Thanx!
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you find your favourite part of Bangkok in my channel or you can let me know where I could visit to make a video!
Pat love your show. Your delivery is clear and the overall structure is very entertaining
Thanks Bob.
You are doing best videos on bangkok, I have never seem such detailed videos on BKK, I wish and hope that channel gets more and more subs as you honestly deserve it.
All the best and keep posting I am loving it.
Thanks very much, appreciate the kind words, my vids take a bit longer to shoot than the usual vlogs but I'm addicted to the details as you say!!
You deserve millions and millions of views
That was a great story about the makkasan area I appreciate you for sharing.
Thank you.
Absolutely love your work.
So many Thai videos about not touching peoples' heads (is that a US, UK thing?)
Love to see the gritty urban landscape, and Bangkok in 1960s and 70s.
I recently went into a cemetery on the river near Asiatique - Bangkok Protestant Cemetery. What is interesting is the number of English and other Europeans who were in service of the previous Kings and Protestant apparently included people of the Jewish community. Lots stories could be found in relation to various cemeteries in Bangkok - Protestant, Catholic, Islamic, Chinese, Hindu etc.
Various embassies and European Churches have long histories in Bangkok. There is various historical European clubs eg the British club.
There is so much to see in Bangkok that tourist vloggers miss, eg the history of the Malaysia hotel etc.
Again thanks for providing an alternative to mango and sticky rice.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoy the old urban landscape, now pretty much ignored in its raw glory. Some of the histories of the foreign embassies/clubs/associations are scandalous!
I don't really follow any vloggers, tend to get a bit boring to be honest, a couple stand out but as you say, they miss the finer details.
I would have loved to be in Bangkok in the 60s & 70s, my dad was and didn't document much of anything on film, plenty of stories he told us as kids! And a few stories he waited until we were adults to tell us as well...
If you got time, please join my first live stream this saturday at 8pm Bkk time, would love to hear from you...
Your vlogs are so good I’m saving this one for this evening; sort of my neighborhood 👍👍👍
Cheers Syd, let me know the verdict...
@@BangkokPat omg. par excellence👍 I live in one of those high-rises you can see in the background and you reveal a world unbeknownst to me. You are becoming a national treasure🤣🤣🤣👍
TBH BKK Pat stands alone with regards to Thailand vlogs/shows , Always interesting and just as important imo very original + creative output . Thanks Pat .
Thank you Craig, glad you like the videos, I do my best to make every one as different as possible (but the locations change which helps!) and if you're around tomorrow at 8pm I'n doing my first live stream !!
Any video with a ' cat ' in it is a winner. Will visit if travel becomes easier. Cheers.
So happy to discover your channel! Such a great detailed videos! Thank you so very much for doing this! Watching nonstop. And I’m a cat person too ❤
Welcome to the channel and hope you catch up on more! Thanks😎
the content is gem, and this is truly helpful video to understand Bangkok. Should have more views. Many vlog about Bangkok around the Utube usually made by tourist who have shallow or limited information due to mainly less research and expertise, clogs the search engines. I trust Pat many times. Pat please made more catching tittle for your video so people will be rushing to your channel.
Thanks but it's difficult to clickbait this kind of content. Many youtube titles are designed to get you to watch from the title and thumbnail, content is secondary, it's just about the clicks for many. But I prefer to put out a quality product.
Great insights into BBK and yes I'll be spending alot more time here after watching 👀 😀
Good to hear that, Makkasan was a fun place to shoot, a lot of areas to explore :)
I'm thrilled to see the old
Neighborhood again. It's just bring back the old memories . As I said you
You are a sweet heart
Very smart man very detailed of each locations
I love to listening to you
How's you expanding area each of the location's .
Wonderful! Awesome. Exactly what I would do. Thank you so much for this.
Thanks John, great to know you enjoyed this, I'm revisiting it for an upcoming video for Thaiger News
Just to let you know that I really enjoy your Vlogs showing us many different areas and faces of BKK. Keep up the great work 🙏 krub
Thanks Pablo, lovely to hear from you.
Yay!….lots of cats!
this area looks so much fun ! next time in bkk will visit fur sure bring some cans and some beers ! great video as always hanks
Makkasan has more than just what I showed, of course there are a few places to relax and enjoy a beer or two.
Great video. Pat: You are an artist painting with the found urban scenes of Bangkok.
Always stay on Phetchaburi when visiting Bangkok - the contrast with Sukhumvit couldn't be more stark. It's a welcome relief in my opinion, but as you say no doubt ripe for development. Great to learn some of the history of the area
Petchaburi would definitely be my choice over Sukhumvit nowadays, 20yrs ago it was the opposite.
you make very good and interesting videos thank you Jimmy England 🇬🇧
Thanks Jimmy, appreciate the kind words mate. Any locations you think would be interesting let me know, althought there's a backlog already!
Another 5 star production. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Thanks Michael, absolute pleasure, glad you liked it. Great area to hang out for a few days too!
Great job. Thank you
I was a teacher in China for a few years. I ate breakfast in the cafeteria every morning. Then I had a vacation in Bangkok. I arrived in the middle of the night and woke up a couple of hours later. I walked out and got bacon and eggs. I walked a hundred yards and got bacon and eggs again from somewhere else.
Since I love railways, history and Thailand this was really enjoyable. Brilliant production and research. I had no idea there were old locos and stock decaying there. Hope they will make it a green space and preserve some of the railway history 👍
Thanks a lot, it should be a park but not sure if all of it will be, but much of it is jungle already. The respecting of the heritage and architecture is what's important to many and hopefully the SRT will liten to the people on this as it was originally donated to them in the first place.
I’m really curious to go to this area. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
It's quite an adventurous place!
just love it ! the best thailand vlog .
Thanks very much, glad you're liking the videos. I'm doing my first live stream tomorrow at 8pm if you're about!
That was quite cool. Love the past and future tense perspectives. Cheers...
I love cats and I appreciate you for showing the kitties cats on your video along with
Whatever you are showing the sections of the towns or something else.
Cats like me and always approach so maybe they want to be famous too!
Wonderful information... had no idea Makkasan had Indonesia connection. Thank you.
Always a good area to explore!
Once again, another fine look into Bangkok. Your cinematography is excellent and your love for this city shows in every shot you do. Thank you for sharing that love of your city.
Thank you Jon, I must confess that I prefer the challenge of these more urban, wild areas where nothing is laid out so straight forward as say, Sukhumvit or Siam. You never know what's around the corner, literally, and the animals are always a distraction that get you a few minutes rest! Those dogs on the canal bridge weren't aggressive at all, purely just going through the motions to remind me I was on their patch.
The sandbox that’s going really well 😂😂…love it!
While millions suffer due to the lack of any good vaccines. The Thai government has been so focused on their corrupt quarantine for BIG $$$ and the Phuket scam for only the most desperate of foreigners they seem to have ignored the general population. This has been intentional since day one and slowly the truth is coming out. Many expats caught outside of Thailand are held for ransom to return to their homes and families. Sorry quarantine does not take rocket science or huge amounts of money to make it work. It takes focus and compassion. Not greed and corruption.
The sandbox seems to be failing by the hour. TAT were paying people to write favourable social media comments, so I heard anyway.
@@BangkokPat I do not put anything past them. Sadly news has been slow as to the real reasons why a good FREE vaccine was never ordered months ago. It has been so obvious since March of last year that the quarantine has been a scam along with forced insurance for those already vaccinated. As long as desperate foreigners continue to fund a scam it will never end. How many have died already because of sheer greed?
@@BangkokPat they paid for “ influencers “ to attend I believe
Great stuff as always Pat 👍 How about a video of your own history in Bangkok? A trip down memory lane of the places you've stayed, worked, partied, etc that are/aren't there anymore - with some colourful stories thrown in for good measure. Might be fun. Oh and well done on catching the lightning strike at 18:30 💥
Thanks Liam, and that's an interesting idea you mention, but I'd have to leave out certain locations of course (haha) but I may get that together at some point next month. It'll be a lot easier as I know pretty much where I'm heading, rather than a totally new location that takes a few days to familiarise myself with and then decide where and what to shoot. There was also a lightning flash when I was on the footbridge at the end of the Petchaburi Road part!!
Just discovered your channel Pat, it's instantly become my favourite Thailand TH-cam channel. Love your work!
Many thanks Graham, glad you're onboard mate👍
I like having a nosey about places, so i'd be doing the same as you! At 1.28 one of those old carriages is a British Rail built class 158 Sprinter unit, several units were built new for the SRT around 1990 time. Nice to see old world Bangkok, i could spend a whole holiday there and leave still wanting more! Have you considered doing a vid on Bangkok airports? They are an integeral part of the growth of tourism in Thailand, i'm sure they'd be interest in such vids apart from aviation enthusiasts like me......
I'll be doing a video on each airport this month, as I'm aiming for 20 + videos.
Two words, Very Professional, keep em coming:-)
Thanks Christopher.
Another great Vid Pat. You really should be hosting your own documentary series on Bangkok. All the best to you.
Thanks Terry, I'd love to have a TV series but right now the channel will have to suffice!! I was thinking that if I did, would they give me free reign with the location ideas and content,? If not then I'd merely be a puppet for someone elses ideas...hmmm
You are the hardest working TH-camr ,Great job !!!!
Thanks Neil, I could work harder, as the YT algorithym expects a video a day to get their attention and promotion!
Fantastic vlog! love the cats/dogs section.
Wow. That was enjoyable. All I know of this area is the Airport Rail Link hub, I'll have to be sure to explore the surrounding areas next time I'm in Bangkok. I'd heard about the train graveyard, I seem to recall someone mentioning it's been walled off however. I hope the next time I'm in Bangkok it's before the area's changed too much. They had the same idea about making a City Airport Terminal here at KL Sentral - it's there, alright, you CAN check your bags in, and a lot of people use the airport express train (though prices went up drastically a few years back), but I don't think that many people check in at KL Sentral.
Bangkok does have a lot to offer when you start walking randomly around these sketchy looking sois, it usually turn out to be quite a gem. I have been living here for decades and I've not seen all these places I've taken for granted as thorough as you did. I love it, keep it up.
really good content. I like to walk where other tourists do not go.
Thanks, definitely a lot more places to walk off the beaten track!
Another great video Pat.
Cheers, glad you enjoyed the video, great place to shoot!
I'm loving these, thank you very much.
Groovy stuff and inspiring to a current Bangkok inhabitant who is bored of his region. I will make my way down to that neck of the woods myself.
Thanks very much! The area is about to undergo that big makeover I mention in the video, was announced last week, CP Group, who else......
Brill see you at 8pm Saturday Pat.
Look forward to it!
Fascinating documentary
Thank you....always a great pleasure to watch your videos🙏
Thanks H, appreciate it mate.
Love your New Order shirt Sir......
Great album which as a 15yr old I found incredible. Thanks!
All locations and points on My Maps: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1WTe7TtGNpDyiJvAqFMm3bL5FObRu1kwH&usp=sharing
Landed in BKK yesterday. In the car to the hotel I see the blue street sign reading "Makkasan" with lots of rail tracks all around and I start scanning the streets for Pat and cats 😎 Looking forward to bump into you one day 😊
Welcome to Bkk! So glad you thought of me and the cats down at street level as you cruised above in a limo! Who knows when we'll bump into eacother, I wanna organise a subs meet-up sometime!!
@@BangkokPat count me in.
Pat , These reports remind me of the BBC reporters. Very good and interesting.
Thanks! I'm hoping I should take that as a compliment..just kidding, nice of you to say so. I thought maybe it would make a change from the usual vloggers. I can't do all that selfie personality stuff!
Interesting part of town... must go visit some of these areas one of these days... or not - your videos do a very good job of exploring these neighborhoods that it hardly seems worth the effort as these are so much more informative, plus a miniscule fraction of the effort needed.
Thank you very much Francesco😇
I’ll add fantastic video skills too, really captures the ambience of the place.
Thanks Steve, I do my best to get angles of places that make it more cinematic, or filmic, however its called!!
These videos are always great. Thanks for doing this.
Thanks Daniel.
Superb as always Pat. Thank you for taking the time to make this tour.
Cheers Brownie, and a fun place it was for a walk too, I stretched this out to 10 days shooting because I kept getting sidetracked by things to explore. Remains to be seem what's around the corner..
In formative vid Pat. I find the history of Bangkok really interesting. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Shinn, glad you liked this video, maybe you wanna join my first live stream this saturday at 8pm....
pat.. i'm fascinated by your accent.. you sounds like born and bred Londoner.. how come!!!.. just founds your Channel.. haven't had time to look at all your video yet..
Very interesting!
Thanks Howard, a very interesting area it is indeed to explore!
That was great - thanks! Always wondered what it was like up in the area
Another great video, I've got to get to the Stay Cafe soon .
Cheers Jim, you won't be disappointed!
@@BangkokPat Good, I actually think the Indian food options available in BKK are not that good. Have you been to the Sri Lankan place Manel Lanka ? It's worth a visit.
Wow, thank you.
I often stay in Fortune Town and wondered what that area was
Thanks, I used to prefer B&H or Embassy back in the day, 10's!
Very adventurous area to shoot, that was. The area is about to undergo that massive makeover I mentioned in the video, announced last week.
@@BangkokPat They were what my mother smoked - I'm hooked on Camels :-)
There is something incongruous about having something so rustic there, and now I know why.
BTW on Soi Kiatichai on the Eastern side about 100m up from Rama IX opposite the market there is (or was) an open barbeque restaurant (no farang) with the finest, most lovely people running it. My mouth's watering just thinking about it. Opposite, the general store has everything you need and they are similarly welcoming. Thought I'd mention it in case someone's in the area.
Pat. Gold Information. Very well reaserch!!! Keep doing!
Thanks very much Renato! I'll keep going until there's no place in the city left!
And he did it again! Well done champ. I hope the restrictions are not too much of a pain for you down in Bangkok!
Thanks Chai, we gave you a few shout outs on Pete's (Thairishtimes) livestream on saturday. You're the only real backpacker getting yourself about in the countryside now, maybe you could make something of that, think up a few funny titles, or something like that.....I'll give you a few shout outs this weekend on my first stream Saturday 8pm
@@BangkokPat Aw that's so cool of you guys! Thanks a lot for doing that! Haha! I'll join you for a little while on Sunday :D first live stream :D exiting!! Are you just gonna walk about or what are you planning to do?
@@Chai_Travel Sit at home and have a chat. All this time and nobody has seen me in ''normal'' mode, questions, and if you got a funny story to tell me about your travels I will read it for sure...
@@BangkokPat Cool! I'm sure it's gonna be good! I'll think of a funny story :P
Woow. Why did i not see this before! I really like to see videos like this, the old places that can tell us a story about life. Im gonna look for more, that`s for sure.
Thank you Lars, glad you found the channel! I'm live streaming for the first time this saturday so please feel free to join at 8pm Bkk time.
Makkasan = Makassar, have thought about it… but never do the research. Great stuff this video, cheers
Thanks a lot! Your channel, is that Indonesian fans of Ratchaburi FC? I just wondered.
Precisely, this channel is about our Indonesian support for a Thai League club, Ratchaburi FC
Very thorough and comprehensive Pat. I've been learning a lot from your videos 😊☺️.
Thanks Buster, great to hear from you, I prefer those kinds of areas, more unpredictable and adventurous and you can't get lost with Google. Not the most upmarket area but more character!!
PS. just noticed the pool is still open!!
Another interesting video Bangkok Pat, cheers for the taking the time to share this it's very much appreciated.
Thanks Ashley, glad you enjoyed this, was great fun to shoot as well!
Another good piece Pat. I passed by that area a few times but never gone deep.
There is another thing Pat which out of this video subject but related to your channel. Recently I just rewatch another youtuber which I had unsubscribe to his channel. It happened that one of his video appeared in the HOME page in this TH-cam apps, and the place he travelled is one of a place I want to go, so I watched it . And again, I just don’t like his style though the place he shot and recorded was attractive. Then I checked on his subscriber count, wow! It is double, and no, it multiplied by ten times after just few months time. What a joke !
Then I checked back on yours, which is a serious narrator (at least sounded alike serious, enthusiastic), in putting lots of effort searching for informations, historical data, and so on, bit to mention putting bulky of time to edit and compile all the recorded videos jus to make a fine final cut, the count upset me. With a person simply simply make a video, it hits up; but for another person like you, what d upside down!
This is a upsidedown world !
I love exploring old abandoned buildings, there is something interesting about the little things you find that reveal a little bit about it’s old life. Be it an old Australian farm shed or a warehouse in the city with a hole in the fence, I just love exploring them. Really enjoyed this one, I do love an old train carriage. Thanks for the interesting history. All the best.
Another awesome video. I’m also a huge fan of the 1960s style deco architecture. So the face wasn’t Jim Thompson;)
THanks David! I'm a fan of the old architecture because I feel sorry for it, especially when people say how unattractive it is....but what's coming out nowadays is neither innovative or looks interesting. Shame about the ghost turning out like that, I should have let you all believe!!!
That green space would be lovely if they built it
That would be fabulous of course, but you never know.
As a Makkasan resident I have walked along and past many of the roads, places and landmarks you showed. I learnt a lot too. Thank you so much. Will definitely try out the Indian restaurant recommendation when things have settled back into a more normal routine. Keep the vlogs coming Pat! Like your style.
Thank you Nick, and you're a local too. I must say, it's a unique area, a wilderness in the middle with the SRT land, but I loved the 10 days I was around (not full days!) and the erratic weather added to the suspense. Stay Cafe is well worth it, especially the vindaloo, ask for the curries extra hot, doesn't disappoint!
Brilliant vlog Pat, keep doing your thing turning out occasional high quality stuff. U2 missed a trick with not doing "Where the Klongs have no name" !!
Thanks Bob, I'll do what I'm doing and nothing else, well to be honest I don't know exactly if ''vlogging'' means my life unfolding with each video (I'm going to the mall today or I'll try some street food type of thing)or it's a general term. I can't do the life story thing, I'd feel I was cheating the viewers as that kind of content isn't very interesting.
The Clash shot their album cover in 1982 at Makkasan
@@BangkokPat have a vinyl version of Combat Rock , had no idea that was Makkasan
Your video's blow my mind fantastic unfortunately they also make me feel a little old 😀
First video I’ve seen and enjoyed it a lot. A real, unglossy view of a slice of normal life in Bangkok. Looking forward to seeing the other videos.
Thanks Mark, glad you found the channel. Makkasan in parts was like another era, and quite a bit of it is under flyovers so google can't get you a decent view beforehand! And most newcomers to Bangkok will go past the billboards and the wooden houses if they get a taxi into the city.
Thanks so much for another interesting video of an area I just pass sometimes. Don't change or stop your work. Since this city changes so fast, these videos will be like a document for the future. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Hans, I'm glad you took the time to watch! I will never change anything, as I can't really make any of style! Makkasan is a great area for shooting, lots to see in the area many people walk past and that large amount of land in that location...surely it must be green space. But to be honest if they planned a commercial development I think they would have done it a long time ago already.
One thing I really feel bad about and sorry about the animals dogs and cats on
The street is all over everywhere I wonder if it belonged to the residential
Nearby .
I appreciate you for including
Dogs and cats on your video.
They are part of Bangkok just like many things, I always like to include the wildlife.
My hunch is likely another mall. Thailand has a knack at destroying what is quaint, beautiful, and or interesting and what remains of its quickly deteriorating culture. It seems there are never enough malls, 7-11, hotels, guest houses, girly bars, motorbike rentals, tacky shirt shops, etc. Having said that the country of Laos has done a great job in record time and is now in debt to the Chinese forever.
Once again a very interesting and enjoyable show. I look forward to every Sunday. One of the best channels out of Thailand. (Mai Poot Len)
Thank you very much indeed. I don't blame your hunch at all, I can imagine them announcing a mega project and teasing with hints before the actual announcement, then it'll be a mega mega mall that fills the entire area, boasting the usual crap stores and outlets, but all super sized. It wouldn't be a shock, but the park idea is the obvious wish for most sane folks.
Shame about Laos, but China likely put pressure on them.
Glad I caught this Vlog. I recently walked through many of the areas you showed on this episode. It reminds me of the time somewhere in the mid 2000's when I went inside the grounds and inspected and photographed a bunch of ancient trains rotting away around the maintenance buildings. There was no security, nobody around at all, and I spent a good hour in there snooping around until someone saw me and strongly indicated I should leave immediately. You are exposing all my favorite secret places in Bangkok. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, glad you were familiar with this area, it's got an adventurous vibe to it. I could have climbed in but it's so overgrown it's just crazy. I'm hoping they retain the architecture and heritage of the old train sheds (or some of them) when they modernize with this new mall/tower that was announced last week.
Pat, what a fantastic video/show, you obviously put a lot of time and effort into them, and it shows.
Really top quality, fun and informative.
Keep them going, mate.
Thank you very much, it is a lot of fun and a challenge, got a good few locations backed up waiting to be explored, so it's an ongoing thing... if you're interested I'm doing my first live stream tomorrow at 8pm Bkk time...
@@BangkokPat I will join you. Right before the British and Irish Lions play South African in rugby, so that works out well.
I remember what down a Soi in Soi Ngam Dupli and noticing a Ferrari in a gated property, as I walked along I noticed another and another and realized it was the back of a Ferrari dealership
There are some nice houses around there at the bottom end of Sri Bamphen, towards Sathorn.
G'day Pat , I knew of the old railway work shops but never ventured there , so i hope they do make good use of the ol locos there and incorporate a green space and some history as it deserves ! walking around those klongs certainly have a way of making you remember them and i don't mean by sight lol, another good video of what we haven't seen yet .. Catchya...
Hiya Steve, hope you're well mate, great place to shoot, I enjoyed my time hanging around there (10 days) mostly in the late afternoons, people I met and interacted with all pleasant, the guy with the cats along the railway invited me to eat with him, on the floor with the cats! 1hr earlier and I would have definitely shared his tom yum fish!! It was odd having the great piece of wasteland in the middle, all waiting for development. Surprised the SRT hadn't got rid of it years ago but as I say, they gotta be tactful, they were given it by Rama 5. I reckon if they were gonna do a totally commercial development with no park, they would have done that long ago so it might be a good sign!! Anyway if you got time, tune into my first livestream tomorrow at 8pm!!
Take care mate!
Pat
Goodaye Pat, Found your vlogs a short while back. I enjoy them immensely, well all except for your ever present totally corny 'dad' jokes lol 😂🤣.
I enjoy you style of vlog and the images you capture and collage together in the vlogs. Being retired n living in LOS (Phuket) I have stayed and lived in BKK for short periods and studied there for a while too but I never had the years and years necessary to attempt to grasp the vastness and wonder of this mercurial place. Thanks for helping me begin to scratch the surface of Khrong Thep. Keep on with the great offerings Pat.
Glad you found the channel, Philip. My jokes are 'dad' jokes? I should quit immediately! Large areas of Bangkok are chaoric and messy but I'm trying to make some sense of it all.