Bangkok Travel Tips: 13 Things to Know Before You Go
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- Things YOU need to know before YOU go to Bangkok in Thailand.
Bangkok is the bustling capital of Thailand with a population of more than 11 million. About 13% of Thailand's population lives in Bangkok. Bangkok was the world’s top tourist destination with 20 Million Tourists in 2017. Bangkok is also known as the "Big Mango."
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2 - Weather
Hot and Humid! Really hot and humid! Like all the time!
Daytime highs all year are in excess of 30C/86F
Bangkok holds claim to being the hottest city in the world
Not because the highs are the highest, but because it doesn’t cool down at night
Lows range from 21C to 26C ( 70F-79F )
April to October is the wet & hot season
The “cool” and dry season is November to February, like a degree or 2 less on the highs and a few degrees cooler on the lows
3. Getting In
Chances are you’ll be flying in to Bangkok, yes there are buses, and yes there’s a train, and you can take it from Singapore, but most people fly.
2 Airports
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK).
Most international flights go in to BKK
By Rail:
The Airport Rail Link connects Suvarnabhumi Airport with the BTS Skytrain system, which is Bangkok’s primary public transportation system. The City Line connects with the BTS Skytrain at Phayathai Station and costs 45 baht from Suvarnabhumi.
By Taxi:
Metered taxis are available from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Bangkok.
4. Getting Around
MRT Subway
Fare varies according to age
People don’t stand in lines. Instead of queuing up, Thais form a crowd. Stand your ground, and get used to a lack of personal space in public places.
Taxis
Notorious for ripping off tourists. Make sure they turn on the meter. It should start at 35 THB. Or download the GrabTaxi app -- like Uber, but cheaper.
Tuk Tuk
A small vehicle with no windows or doors but with a roof and a seat.
Price is always negotiated
Make sure to hold on the handles, tuk tuk drivers can be crazy drivers
Motorbike Taxis
Best to get through traffic
And come with a free massive heart attack!
5. Money
Thai Baht
1 Thai Baht was about $.03 US
Or 33 Baht to 1 USD
In Thailand, there are 1 baht, 2 baht, 5 baht, and 10 baht coins and 20 baht, 50 baht, 100 baht, and 1,000 baht notes. You may also occasionally see a 10 baht note, although those are no longer printed.
Get it from an ATM, but select “Continue Without Conversion”
6. What to wear
Linen, Rayon, or wicking/quickdry fabrics
DON’T WEAR JEANS -- you’ll combust! Also don’t wear anything lined with Polyester -- it’s as good as wearing a ziplock bag.
Temples and Palaces require you to cover your shoulders and knees.
pay attention to see if others have taken off their shoes. If so, follow suit.
7. Language
Big cities like Chiang Mai and Bangkok have a lot of locals who speak English
"Sawadiikaa" for females, and "Sawadiikrap" for males - This is the Thai greeting for hello and goodbye, and is accompanied by the "wai" gesture.
placing hands palms together at your chest and bowing your head
Also note that adding kaa or krap to any sentence in Thai makes the sentence more polite.
"Kapkhunkaa" for females, and "Kapkhunkrap" for males - This means thank you, and it is also often accompanied by the "wai" gesture.
"Chuai buht meter dai mai kaa/krap?" - "Could you turn on the meter?"
"Gepdthang noi" - Check please.
"Mai ao" - This verbatim means "I'm not getting that," but can generally be used to deny an interest in purchasing anything.
"Krungthep" - This is the word for Bangkok in Thai. Many people mistakenly assume Bangkok is a Thai word. It's not, and knowing the real word can come in handy.
8. Shopping
9. Food
10. Bug Spray
11. Respect the King and the Royal Family
12. Don’t touch anyone on the head.
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please check You Tube on how (baby)elefants are abused and broken for tourism and the entertainment industries in Thailand!! You will be shocked. This abuse is legal in Thailand and done by people without a heart!! There are no animal rights in Thailand, so dont be too enthusiastic about the beauty of Thailand.
I never thought about it that way
Scamming not included
Been all over the world but to me Bangkok is the greatest city on earth, just mesmerising
When you've visited Bangkok there's no point in going anywhere else, First visit was in 2004 and still going back for more in Nov 2019 the greatest city on earth
I first moved to Bangkok in 2004 and now I'm in Phuket.
Definitely a fun, lively city. Plus a short trip to the paradise of the south of Thailand.
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I like this Guy, the way he shows everything for us visitors to be prepared before we go visit a city. Thank You So Much.
Thanks Jennifer!
Great Video. Many thanks for all the tips!
I’ve been watching you for awhile! Your videos are so helpful. I like you too; you’re a cool dude!
Great timing! I’m
Going to Phuket then Bangkok for 3 days first week in September. Very excited.
Perfect!
you videos always give me precise info i needed, no bullshit
Thank you so much. Very informative video, as we get closer to our trip to Bangkok. 👍🏾👍🏾
Awesome Roxa!
Wow! Just about the very best video about introducing Bangkok!
Thanks Avanho!
I have been coming to Bangkok for over 15 years and found you are giving great info on the city.. continue to give great info like this …
Thanks!
Kia ora from New Zealand....wow thank you for the tips love your energy I have been many times but you taught me a couple of things I didn't know!
Thank you for making this video 🔥🔥
Very useful info for the people who already visited Thailand too.
As someone who is in Bangkok right now on vacation this video is LEGIT! Great advice!
Thanks Seth!
You are doing a great job!!! thx for doing so useful informativ videos! you are exactly answering the questions which ones we are interested in!
Thanks Greti!
Awesome video! Very informative. I'm so homesick.
Thanks Nok!
Perfect timing as I will be in Bangkok in four weeks
@In Love With Thailand I arrive in Bangkok on January 30 and leave on February 4 to go to Singapore
I love your videos and how you travel and live life to the fullest you should have 30 million you deserve 😀
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Amazing presentation and explanatory skills. You sound pretty friendly and 😆 One of the best videos i have seen. Keep updating 👻
Awww.. thanks Avinash!
Awesome work Chris
Thanks for the info on Bangkok
My pleasure Kalae!
Thank you for the videos. They are very helpful !
Thaaanks for the tips.. i was also in Bangkok to film for my Channel, i travel to every single country in the world.. love to see more of your vids... good stuff!
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks TnaDG
Thnxs for the guide will be there soon insha allah
great tips thank you
Thanks CelticTouch!
Great information about Bangkok Thailand. Thanks so much.
My pleasure!
Hey dude, first view and comment! 😉
Good video sounds Bangkok great view. City good Travel. Great show
Thanks Peter!
We use Grab to get around it worked very well. Terminal 21 has one of the best food court I've ever seen.
hi is it safe?
@@jimsenhenri9263 yes
I watched your videos to hype me up for Japan, now that that trip is over... Thailand !!!
Awesome :)
Going here soon! Its amazing
Enjoy Bangkok Nikko!
Wow !! AWESOME 🙏🏻😄 Thank you so much. Welcome to home 🇹🇭 🤟🏻😊
Thanks Ricardo!
Great video, I love how you are upbeat! Btw...where are the links that you mentioned that you would 'put below'? I'm going to Thailand for 20 nights shortly, including 7 in Bangkok. I thought the links would help me, not that I haven't been doing my own research.
Very well relayed
I agree with everything you said in this video. But I recommend using ATM’s connected to banks. Not randoms on the streets. If you have any issues with your card being taken or not getting your money. It is the absolute biggest headache trying to get it taken care of. Where as one at banks someone can help right away if during banking hours. Or next day once they open.
I prefer Thai bug repellent over US products. I swear their stuff works way better than anything from the states.
Your video is full of extremely useful info that definitely needs if you have no idea what to expect.
Thanks for the ATM tips and the bugspray tips!
These are some really good things to know! I can sweat very easily in humid climates, so I probably would be doing the same thing by wiping my face with a towel. I also like how you included some tips toward the end about different customs such as not touching the top of someone's head although that is generally discouraged anywhere. Thank you for the great tips!
Thanks Scottman!
Thanks so much I’ll be there next week
Enjoy Bangkok!
great vlog thanks alot god bless u
Thanks Na9er!
Thanks for the tips! I'll be visiting soon!
Enjoy Bangkok Calvin!
@@YellowProductions Thank you!
Wow 😱😱 so beautiful. 👍👍👍👍
Details explanation, thanks you from Cambodia
Thanks for the guide my guy! going there in a few days.
Enjoy Felipe!
Have a great trip!
@@YellowProductions I'm here in Bangkok and so far your videos have been very helpful and accurate. Specially the one with the scams, just like you mentioned with taxis, I have to tell them to turn on the meter constantly. I did "fall" for one with a tuk tuk driver trying to negotiate a price over a semi long distance (siu 11 sukhumvit to golden palace) He offered an option to go to a port and take a boat instead, clearly beneficial for him. Same with the food they give you to feed animals. The difference is here everything its so cheap compared to other cities that it was sort of fun and and not as bad. Thanks again!
Wow been there last oct beautiful place ,
Thanks for the great and informative video
My pleasure Jetlife! Thanks for the feedback! :)
Excellent info!
Thanks for the great video. I am going there with my brother since he is going back for more dental work there which is 1/5th what it is in the USA. Your video is a great help on the city while he is getting his teeth worked on. Thanks!
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Tell me more....
Say one needed a implant,what would that run?and are their dentist of the same quality as ones you would find in the states?
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Thanks Prakash! Welcome to Yellow Productions!
Thanks for the video, very helpful. I was in Phuket in 2019 and stood 4 months. I never had problems with mosquitos. Is this a Bangkok thing? Or does it depend on the month of the year? Phuket I was from December to April.
amazing video. you are a cool dude
Great video as per usual Yellow.
Thanks again!
you're welcome @@YellowProductions
This is so cool!
Welcome to thailand❤️😁
Yep, the humidity is definitely a constant. I’m a local, and during the monsoons, before and after the rain, the humidity is so thick it sometimes feel like you are drowning, and that’s why you see local malls everywhere…BECAUSE it’s air conditioned … which explains why shopping culture continues to thrive here.
Makes sense!
yep and lets also talk about how (baby)elefants are abused and broken in Thailand for entertainment!!! They probably feel like drowning when stuck in the hands of people with no hearts!!! But it is legal.... sad stories!!!!!
Great video. Can you (or someone else) advise me on what I should wear instead of jeans/denim capris (which I normally wear in hot weather). It's winter here in So CA and hard to locate summer clothing. Trying to figure out my options? Not used to humidity so it'll be an adventure.
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Thanks for the support too.
Awesome! Welcome to Yellow Productions Laughing Lion!
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Thank you for like Thailand Hopefully there will be happiness from this trip. You may have misused the grammar. I use Google Translate.
Terminal 21 streetfood court amazing,cheap, good and clean food
:D This is the first video of you I watched and I definitely click to other videos of you to see. You must be very knowledgable traveler.
Thanks Shinegi!
Chris is the man!🙌
highly underrated content.
Thanks NiagaraWarrior!
This video is well made.
Thanks! :)
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Bangkok has 3 seasons, my friend 😁 Walking inside this temple you're filming, the emerald Buddha in a Chapel has 3 costumes of each season and the only one who can change the costume is the King, FYI.
Nice bro!
You have to come here on April 13-15 bro. We have songkran festival you will love it
I hope to!
Excellent video, like all your videos. I congratulate you. Bangkok is a destination I've always wanted to go to, and now I'm getting more excited watching your video so I might finally decide to go :-) so thank you for all the information, and this video so interesting and at the same time fun ¡¡¡ :-) I have a good time watching your city videos. so thank you very much for making these videos that I imagine require a lot of dedication, editing, and a lot of hours, etc., so I really appreciate your time and dedication, and I'm sure a lot of youtubers, because they are videos to enjoy not just to get informacion, really, they are great¡¡¡ Thanks a lot again. best regards :-)
Thanks Santi! I appreciate the kind words!
Great Video
Thanks Rich!
Awesome video im going next week!!
May i ask how u fund these travels?
Thanks John. Enjoy Bangkok! Good question! Because I get that question so often, I created a frequently asked question video to answer it: th-cam.com/video/Vf5GHG7QXaI/w-d-xo.html -- Check out question #1 and #2
You always made a nice video, and i will be honest to you, american person like you has been inspiring me, you teach me how to appciate other coutries, i must say thank you to american people, thank you american people, you has been inspiring me.😁🇺🇸
Thanks Ario for the kind words!
@@YellowProductions that's the reason why i love japan, without learn from american people i will never know about other countries, thanks sir.😁🇺🇸
Hey, thanks for the video. Here in Brazil, more specifically in northeast part like Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, we do have motorcycle taxis, it's also more common in small cities here in the northeast part... and also I think there's a lot of countries in Asia that have motorcycle taxis, like Vietnam, Indonesia, Camboja, Malaysia... it's actually very common and practical for them. :)
Thanks for sharing the info on Motorcycle taxis in Brazil! Interesting!
I lived in Minas and everything small came by mototaxi. Delivery for pizza was free. The Us is doomed to high cost of living.
thx for come to my country hope u enjoy it good luck
Thanks OngChy! It was great!
Good
The only thing I learned about the taxis there is make sure they turn the meter on but the prices are phenomenal you can get a taxi all day long. I've done it. It was worth it
A lot of cities in West Africa have the moto taxies. They're awesome.
The first time farang guide to Bkk hahaha..
Great video nonetheless
Damn lol it’s so hot 🥵 go to Florida in the summer!
Wow this covered alot! I want some pad thai now LOL
Mmmm.. pad Thai is pretty good! :)
Yep, he's not kidding about the heat.
Thanks for backing me up :)
Dude, hilarious vlog!!! 🤣. So get this...I’m going on vaca to Thailand in May. Will be in Bangkok for about 3 days. Hottest time of the year there! Great choice lol. Let me ask you about the dress code for men at the Grand Palace & other temple’s. Should I wear a light dry fit type of pant, or is it okay to wear shorts?
You definitely need pants to go the main Royal palace temple.. I suggest the kind of pants that the legs zip off and they can become shorts
Excellent video, I learnt so much about Bangkok. Great information on Thailand customs and do's and don'ts. I loved your description of how hot it was there. lol
Thanks Colleen! It was soo hot! :)
Tout ce qui est dit ici je l'ai entendu des dizaines de fois sur d'autres vidéos!
Chris, I watched all of your videos that I can find. Your presentations are consistently excellent. I have written a Guide to Chiang Mai that has been updated many times. But the last edition 2019, before the lockdown. So it is overdue for an update. I would love you to join with me for the next edition. How can we contact? I will immediately send you the current free version.
Quick tip. If you take a bus make sure you know your destination and have it written down in thai. The “conductor” will come by and charge you by distance on the bus. I got yelled but all apart of the experience. 😂
Thanks for the tip Hiker!
I'd like to see a video on Pattaya.
14:55 TBH the ice is varied. The cube one normally fine but the crushed one are quite varied. Depends on how good they transport and produce it. But you're not gonna have choice to chose when you got the ice from street vendors.
Can you request no ice in your beverages?
Have you gotten the Hep A and Typhoid shots for travel? Are these shots needed?
omg !!! ha ha ha.... you look totally toasted Chris ! Thanks so much for the vid ! I got a little of that myself last week in Vegas... 112 degrees, and we were trying to walk on the strip :-)
I was soooo toasted! How far did you make it in 112F? :)
Fashion Mall to the Bellagio at 3:00pm... we were walking dead by the time we got to our room.. shower and hit the sack.. didn't move until morning :-)
Great tips, will be there in May. Is May considered the rainy season?
No.. that's the hot season :)
@@YellowProductions Great, thank you for the tips especially taking a hand towel from the hotel when ur out and about. You also mentioned loose fitting cloths (cotton blend) and no Jean's? I will be in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui.
“Don’t wear jeans and heels “
Me: Immediately starts to unpack my suitcase 😂😂!
Going tomorrow 🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait 😊! Thank you for all the advice!!
Enjoy your trip Belise!
Thank you!! I watched all you videos after this one. Including the scammers. So I think I am ready😊
How was it?
@@daniel47896A It was wonderful!! Definitely going back when I get a chance!
Traffic in Bangkok is good both of 25 Dec -3 Jan and 13-16 Apr.
When everybody is on Holiday :)
Great Thailand videos! Did you plan all of your trip to Thailand yourself or did you go through a tour group? I look at a few tour groups online and none of them stop in Chinatown, food courts, shopping malls or do any cooking classes or do anything with street food :( Please help me , I want to go to Thailand and do all these things :)
I'm planning my first trip to Thailand and and have found many Thai cooking classes, food tours in Chinatown by using Viator. Thought about doing the group tours but would rather focus on what I really want to see and do (food tours, photography and exposure to the culture)
Welcome.tothailand
I live in Bangkok and he is not lying my friends turn on the ac and put it on the coldest setting
At 11:39 you mentionned "university markets". What's that?
Lots of good info, but we wear jeans a lot when visiting. March/April are hot but the rest of the year isn't bad.
Very informative but actually the raining season start from late May/June through October, April will be very very dry and hot, it is the peak summer time
Thanks for the clarification!
How is Jan weather in Bangkok?
And the food is absolutely incredible, unbelievably healthy for the most part. Make sure to tell them easy on the heat or you will melt your face. 😰 and I like spicy.
Definitely Scott!
I love Thai food but have heard it is way more spicier than what I get in the US. How do I communicate "easy on the heat" or "less spice" ?
omg.. come to my city , we have many motorcycle taxis here , haha ..
I want to visit soon! Any tips