Opening times for boats: (at the moment) Mon-Fri 6-9am 4-7pm Sat-Sun 9am-7pm every 20mins both directions. MAP OF ALL LOCATIONS: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Jq4q3-BGqvCtOSKMzOm4DJHdgi-ZMM4&usp=sharing
Yesterday, I saw a canal tour of Padung Krung Kasem on youtube (Bangkok Pat), and today I went there, and I saw Him (Bangkok Pat)!!! He was such a gentleman. Kind but dignified like real English Gentlemen and very elegante British accents. Immaculate face skin without any wrinkle considering his age (40), well combed hair like standard 80’ gentlemen. an absolute fit body under 10% body fat rate, I guess. And, always long pants,.. (I never saw him with shorts on his channel, and never will) Really Thank you Bangkok Pat!!!!!!
Looks awesome, Pat! Another to-do to add to my ever-expanding bucket list. Silently gliding through the canals of downtown Bangkok while exploring the markets and whatnot is a great addition to the navigation of this vibrant city.
Wow, that was awesome. It inspired me to look for Bangkok's hidden canals online. I was told they covered a few up to build roads. Imagine if they better utilized the ones they have and began opening up the hidden canals, so it could become the Venice of the east again? A really great video, thanks.
Most main roads had canals alongside them including Sukhumvit, Silom, Rama 4, but they needed to widen the roads in the early 60s when car ownership took off.
You know, it just came to me. This is easily the best channel on Thailand on TH-cam. Keep up the great work. There are other popular channels, but none that try to capture the complexity and reality of living in Thailand. Perhaps you could do some videos on schools for learning Thai and the typical culture shock a "farang" will experience in Thailand and how to mitigate that. Also, would love to see a video on Chatuchak Market, if you haven't done one already. Maybe Thai cooking schools, too.
Awesome video Pat, showing then and now photos of the canals is wonderful.The rich history of Bangkok is timeless as you see how far this beautiful city has come and I hope it gets better as the years passes by. Thanks again for showing us the hidden gems of Bangkok and keeping up the good work.
Your unique vlogging style is unmistakable Pat. I love it !! You have rekindled my enthusiasm to get out and about when I’m in BKK in May. There will be no shopping malls on my agenda. I’ll be using your vlogs as my travel guide 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏽🦋
Brought back a few memories of when I took a trip to Bobae Market some 20 years ago, and will take a trip on canal too when I return to Bangkok. Thanks Pat.
Ferry good video Pat. The electric boat looks... shockingly... good and takes a great route. I bet the Soi cats of BKK are glad when the water part of Songkran is over.
Really enjoyed this video and exploration of the canal route. I have been spending more time in the Chinatown area recently and the improvements to the walkway along the canal is very nice. The assortment of colorful designs for the manhole covers is a nice touch.
I'm a miserable man in my 50's, but this year I am doing songkran water fight because I haven't done it for years, and I need some post covid silly immature fun 😂
Top quality content, Pat. The City of Bangkok should be paying you and promoting your excellent channel. Can't wait to do this ride when I return to Banger$ in a few months and do a walking tour with you Pat. I fully support non-polluting transport options, but I must admit, I still do love the noisy old diesel river taxi's with the whistles and chaos, watching the Captain back them into the pier (takes a lot of skill) whilst pier hopping on the Chao Phraya ...
Awesome video,again Pat I showed parts of the video for my Thai wife is she recognise all of the places,and the moo seems to have av very good life …so far😊😊😊
Thanks Pat, great videos. We always say that we'll do some of your routes when we come back to Thailand, sadly we whizz through BKK too quickly on our way up North. Best wishes from all of us.
Thank god, no water submachine guns and noisy people in this video. They are everywhere and getting kinda annoying. Great video, so happy to see the electrics coming on. And the monitor lizard, what a great shot. The pig too....loved it......made my day, Pat....🙂
Hahaha spot on as always! Thank-you BKK Pat. Songkran videos don't interest me. Over rated. Love the history! The market to beat all markets hey! Enjoy! Yolo! 🇭🇲🇹🇭🍻🇹🇭🇭🇲B
Nice 1 m8, sounds better than the agro, noisy tailboats. Songkran wasn't bad, cept even the bottoms of my sox were wet and squelchy, the restaurant owner yelled at his son to get a bucket and mop as it turned out, because, these 10 tourists were soaking the floor of his restaurant. That bridge 3:35 in looks rippa. 😲 3:58 and now for something completely different! Yeh m8, Canalism is a word. But I bet you knew that already. Some pretty nice balconyed [not a word] places along there. 2009/11/13 we stayed in 5 star places an ate in these places too, unfortunately. Although, we crossed the river on one of those flat open ferries, not sure where in Bangkok. Thanks! m8, I did enjoy that trip along the river.
Thanks Pat! What an interesting development. The canal and boat ride appear to be very romantic, especially at night. Great place to bring a dodgy lady 💕
Bang on your wavelength, Pat. All the other vids coming out are about chucking water. It's nice to know that normality still exists amongst the mayhem.
Hi Pat, we saw you filming a few weeks ago; we were on the boat ,you were on path. All good and agree its a great way to spend a few chilled hours in Bangkok... BTW The 'DEVA MANOR' café is nice for a cuppa (at River end of canal).
It’s taking forever to get my US Passport renewed but hope fully I’ll get back in October.I’m going to check out the Canal Cross Roads.Thanks for the ideas.
Another great video Pat. Love the idea of getting around the canals on a quiet electric boat. Those ICE engines are so noisy. What pets do you have? A combo of cats and monitor lizards I wonder. lol
No cats at our condo sadly so l treat the cats outside as my pets....monitor lizards can be quite comical in their behaviour especially when they are trying to get away from people in Lumpini park!
nice! Pat at his best. Let’s have no more of dodgy women, alcoholics, or “is Bangkok safe?”. More of this, please! The splendor of this great city set to a groovy soundtrack. I am definitely doing this route when i visit in November.
A good start to my Sunday.... watching your latest vid with a cup of tea and my big black moggie sitting on my lap! I've been past parts of this canal when on a tuk-tuk. There were times i would leap off an SRT train at Phaya Thai and need to get back quick to Hua Lampong. I'd grab a tuk-tuk and the route took us past the canal near HLP station......
I was doing some searching on google maps this last week and was thinking that this canal would make a good boat trip. I will definitely be going over the video to work out where everything is. It's good to see Bangkok is rejuvenating its canals. I am looking forward to 👀 this for myself.
Yet another superb vlog with BKK Pat. Loved the trip so much I have added it to my “Things to do” list for my next trip to BKK. The fact that the boat ride is free means we can jump on and off and explore some of the spots Pat did. Great 😃 🙏
Thanks Pat looks like a nice way to spend a day. I believe I may have walked along that canal back in December. I took a walk from khao San down through Chinatown onto Jacks bar on the river.
With enough free time, old Bangkok is quite fun and fascinating to walk through. Hope they could keep improving the water quality and waste management, but it's already much better than before.
@@BangkokPat There might be, on some of those cat islands... 😁 Wonder if there are any more painted manhole covers - I've noticed, in Bangkok, a lot of them are rectangular rather than round, and can be quite large. Even if they're not painted there might be interesting designs - in Japan there are commemorative ones, ones for specific city councils, etc. and they're often quite decorative.
An excellent video Pat, like you I am a canal fan as well as a train fan. But I have to confess that I'm a dog fan and not a cat fan. As they say two out of three... aint bad!
Great work once again Pat,I've been catching up on your channel for a while now and thoroughly enjoying it, Here in the north of England I have a small obsession walking the Trent and Mersey canal systems. I plan to visit SEA in November for 3 months and viewed Bangkok mainly as a transit hub but based on your exploration of the waterway and insightful explanation of the BTS I plan an extended stay in the capital to explore some of the waterways and points of intrest for myself. 👍
I have to give you credit for making these vids, especially that the day time temp now is so high around 36c... plus the stifling humidity I would suffer in such heat
@@BangkokPat Only if one has Thai genes one can can put up with the heat and humidity.... In the vids you don't seem to have broken out a drop of sweat
Great and very interesting video about the newest Old Town Canal route. Will do this route for sure next time when I be back in Bangkok. Nice to see the history of Bangkok and that you show images of how it was. I like your humour the fish market quality control system with that cat is brilliant 😃
Due to recent surgery 3 weeks ago i was advised my surgeon to avoid any water on my face as there was risk of hemorrhaging. So hopefully next year i can finally experience Songkran.
Another world-class video from one of my favorite video bloggers, about one of my favorite cities. A nice blend of information, history, discussion, music, and sights. Well done.
Opening times for boats: (at the moment) Mon-Fri 6-9am 4-7pm Sat-Sun 9am-7pm every 20mins both directions.
MAP OF ALL LOCATIONS: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Jq4q3-BGqvCtOSKMzOm4DJHdgi-ZMM4&usp=sharing
Thanks👍
Thanks
Thank you very much Gavin 🤩
Yesterday, I saw a canal tour of Padung Krung Kasem on youtube (Bangkok Pat), and today I went there, and I saw Him (Bangkok Pat)!!!
He was such a gentleman. Kind but dignified like real English Gentlemen and very elegante British accents. Immaculate face skin without any wrinkle considering his age (40), well combed hair like standard 80’ gentlemen. an absolute fit body under 10% body fat rate, I guess. And, always long pants,.. (I never saw him with shorts on his channel, and never will)
Really Thank you Bangkok Pat!!!!!!
Thanks and good to meet you, but you have been too generous with my age, older than 40 for sure!!
Thanks for the four boat money shot 👍worth more than just a coffee 😊
Cheers Rachel, I stood there for 35 minutes waiting for those boats!!
spectacular, i don't know of any other channel that gives me such interesting information about places that i wouldn't find otherwise
Thanks Frank, that's the aim of the channel!
Thanks, another great video bringing
Bangkok some good publicity!
Thanks very much for the support, appreciate it, wish the TAT did too!!!!
Looks awesome, Pat! Another to-do to add to my ever-expanding bucket list. Silently gliding through the canals of downtown Bangkok while exploring the markets and whatnot is a great addition to the navigation of this vibrant city.
Great choice of recreational activity, glide down one way then walk back!
Good to see you back on track
I love this canal videos. Next time I'm in Bangkok I'm going to spend some time travelling the city by water.
Thanks!
Thanks Yotin!
Bedankt
Very interesting, thank you
Wow, that was awesome. It inspired me to look for Bangkok's hidden canals online. I was told they covered a few up to build roads. Imagine if they better utilized the ones they have and began opening up the hidden canals, so it could become the Venice of the east again? A really great video, thanks.
Most main roads had canals alongside them including Sukhumvit, Silom, Rama 4, but they needed to widen the roads in the early 60s when car ownership took off.
@@BangkokPat Thanks. Bangkok has so much potential, good to see it changing for the better.
You know, it just came to me. This is easily the best channel on Thailand on TH-cam. Keep up the great work.
There are other popular channels, but none that try to capture the complexity and reality of living in Thailand.
Perhaps you could do some videos on schools for learning Thai and the typical culture shock a "farang" will experience in Thailand and how to mitigate that.
Also, would love to see a video on Chatuchak Market, if you haven't done one already. Maybe Thai cooking schools, too.
Wow, thank you! Appreciate the kind words. I like to keep it real. Culture shocks is a good idea. Will work on that.....😻😻
Awesome video Pat, showing then and now photos of the canals is wonderful.The rich history of Bangkok is timeless as you see how far this beautiful city has come and I hope it gets better as the years passes by.
Thanks again for showing us the hidden gems of Bangkok and keeping up the good work.
Thanks mate, I have a soft spot for canals as you know!!
Your unique vlogging style is unmistakable Pat. I love it !! You have rekindled my enthusiasm to get out and about when I’m in BKK in May. There will be no shopping malls on my agenda. I’ll be using your vlogs as my travel guide 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏽🦋
Great to hear that Terri 🤩
Best Utube of bangkok , hands down
Cheers KCL 😍
Love the taxi boats love getting around the river with them great fun like a little adventure
Brought back a few memories of when I took a trip to Bobae Market some 20 years ago, and will take a trip on canal too when I return to Bangkok. Thanks Pat.
Brilliant video Pat, it’s on my list now. Thanks 🙏
Cheers Richard 😍
Ferry good video Pat. The electric boat looks... shockingly... good and takes a great route.
I bet the Soi cats of BKK are glad when the water part of Songkran is over.
Cheers Jefe, I doubt anyone would be heartless enough to give any cat a soaking, but they are fast runners!
A+ ! Watching your films is a form of recreation.
Really enjoyed this video and exploration of the canal route. I have been spending more time in the Chinatown area recently and the improvements to the walkway along the canal is very nice. The assortment of colorful designs for the manhole covers is a nice touch.
Cheers Rusty, definitely a nice walk at night too!
Thank you for taking us along the canal trip. I remembered some of those places. ❤
Excellent Pat, really interesting 😊
Many thanks Richard!
Like it! Keep finding the hidden gems of Bkk.
I'm a miserable man in my 50's, but this year I am doing songkran water fight because I haven't done it for years, and I need some post covid silly immature fun 😂
Spot on mate, I totally agree!…..the best!
Yes, this is what I want to see your video Pat, knowledgeable, interesting and I enjoy the Thai architecture. Well done
pat another great video thanks so much, happy to buy you a "coffee". God job!
Thanks for the video. I am ex resident of Bangkok
Nice Content , In the past, Bangkok was nicknamed the Venice of the East.🤗😊👍❤️
Wow 🤩 very meaningful sharing! Thanks Pat👍👏🙏
A great video of the canals, loved it and thank you very much. I live now in Nakhon Sawan.
Top quality content, Pat. The City of Bangkok should be paying you and promoting your excellent channel.
Can't wait to do this ride when I return to Banger$ in a few months and do a walking tour with you Pat. I fully support non-polluting transport options, but I must admit, I still do love the noisy old diesel river taxi's with the whistles and chaos, watching the Captain back them into the pier (takes a lot of skill) whilst pier hopping on the Chao Phraya ...
Cheers! Don't think l'm seen as hipster or trendy enough...
Great vdo Pat, really relaxing and informative.
Cheers Alan
Wow! Thanks for this video, Pat. I’m off to jump on one of those lecky boats now 😊
Awesome video,again Pat I showed parts of the video for my Thai wife is she recognise all of the places,and the moo seems to have av very good life …so far😊😊😊
Thanks Pat, great videos. We always say that we'll do some of your routes when we come back to Thailand, sadly we whizz through BKK too quickly on our way up North. Best wishes from all of us.
Cheers Matt, for supporting!
Another great video of things I must do when I get to Bangkok along with a lot of walking. Cheers :)
Pat, What a Nice and Very Interesting Video with your Historical Comments as always. Thanks. 🙏
Thanks for another informative video.
You certainly went to a lot of trouble for making this superb vlog.
They just get better and better 👍
Nice! Thewarat Market. I think I was there once.
Fantastic journey through the old markets of Bangkok, Pat. Certainly beats getting blasted in the face with a soaker gun full of cold water.
Your passsion for Bangkok is admiral Pat. 👍👍👍👍
Cheers Bill 🤩
Thank god, no water submachine guns and noisy people in this video. They are everywhere and getting kinda annoying. Great video, so happy to see the electrics coming on. And the monitor lizard, what a great shot. The pig too....loved it......made my day, Pat....🙂
Thanks and glad I'm not the only one getting too old for all this water assault!
Great memories Pat, bought out tickets (215AUD 1 way) back to Thailand, See you again Feb 2024.
Great to hear that Raymond! The boat service should be all day every day by that time!
What a great area, I must head over there! Thanks for the great video!
Well worth the trip!
Hahaha spot on as always!
Thank-you BKK Pat.
Songkran videos don't interest me.
Over rated.
Love the history!
The market to beat all markets hey!
Enjoy! Yolo!
🇭🇲🇹🇭🍻🇹🇭🇭🇲B
Nice 1 m8, sounds better than the agro, noisy tailboats. Songkran wasn't bad, cept even the bottoms of my sox were wet and squelchy, the restaurant owner yelled at his son to get a bucket and mop as it turned out, because, these 10 tourists were soaking the floor of his restaurant. That bridge 3:35 in looks rippa. 😲 3:58 and now for something completely different! Yeh m8, Canalism is a word. But I bet you knew that already. Some pretty nice balconyed [not a word] places along there. 2009/11/13 we stayed in 5 star places an ate in these places too, unfortunately. Although, we crossed the river on one of those flat open ferries, not sure where in Bangkok. Thanks! m8, I did enjoy that trip along the river.
Thanks a lot Greg, appreciate your kind support mate.
Thanks Pat! What an interesting development. The canal and boat ride appear to be very romantic, especially at night. Great place to bring a dodgy lady 💕
Nothing dodgy going on along that canal at night I hope....
Great video, very thoughtful camera work. Respect man.
Bang on your wavelength, Pat.
All the other vids coming out are about chucking water. It's nice to know that normality still exists amongst the mayhem.
Excellent Pat. Really enjoyable. Got my mind racing on how to fit it in when I'm in town next
OMG Absolutely Fabulous!!!
Hi Pat, we saw you filming a few weeks ago; we were on the boat ,you were on path. All good and agree its a great way to spend a few chilled hours in Bangkok... BTW The 'DEVA MANOR' café is nice for a cuppa (at River end of canal).
I was there over several days getting all those shots and it was very relaxing and liberating!
Definitely one boat trip I will do next time I'm in Bangkok 👍🙏🙏
You'll like it a lot, believe me!
Thank you Pat,,one of the best channels about BKK, very helpfull
Thanks very much Marcel.
It’s taking forever to get my US Passport renewed but hope fully I’ll get back in October.I’m going to check out the Canal Cross Roads.Thanks for the ideas.
Great again Pat really enjoyed watching this,,,
Danke!
Another great video Pat. Love the idea of getting around the canals on a quiet electric boat. Those ICE engines are so noisy. What pets do you have? A combo of cats and monitor lizards I wonder. lol
No cats at our condo sadly so l treat the cats outside as my pets....monitor lizards can be quite comical in their behaviour especially when they are trying to get away from people in Lumpini park!
nice! Pat at his best. Let’s have no more of dodgy women, alcoholics, or “is Bangkok safe?”. More of this, please! The splendor of this great city set to a groovy soundtrack. I am definitely doing this route when i visit in November.
You must be looking forward to it! Cheers.
Excellent, definitely on my to-do list on my next visit
next time i will test it. Easier for me when BTS/MRT lines in Bankapi area are up and running.
A good start to my Sunday.... watching your latest vid with a cup of tea and my big black moggie sitting on my lap! I've been past parts of this canal when on a tuk-tuk. There were times i would leap off an SRT train at Phaya Thai and need to get back quick to Hua Lampong. I'd grab a tuk-tuk and the route took us past the canal near HLP station......
Cheers mate, I'm sure you'll be doing some more of the boats next time....
Excellent vlog on Bangkok’s old city canals👍, what an eye~opening experience for many I’m sure, Much Thanks!
I was doing some searching on google maps this last week and was thinking that this canal would make a good boat trip. I will definitely be going over the video to work out where everything is. It's good to see Bangkok is rejuvenating its canals. I am looking forward to 👀 this for myself.
Good boat trip one way then a nice walk back to the other end!
great and very interesting
Cheers John
Another great video. Are you diversiying into canal tours.
Cheers Brian, canal boats are usually part of every walking tour!
A must do! I visited Bangkok for first time in February. Took two canal trips via long tail boat. Look forward to this experience!
Great work. For some reason, everything looked particularly clean
Oh yes it is a lot cleaner in those canals around the old town, not all of them but this is going to be a 'showcase' canal I think you could say!
Thank You for another great video. When I come next year one of your walking tours is a must for me!!
Thanks Joe, glad you liked it mate. Be sure to get in touch!
Great vid Pat 👍👍
Good stuff Pat. Cheers
Yet another superb vlog with BKK Pat. Loved the trip so much I have added it to my “Things to do” list for my next trip to BKK.
The fact that the boat ride is free means we can jump on and off and explore some of the spots Pat did. Great 😃 🙏
Great to hear that Pablo, it's a great ride.
Another great video. Thank you.
Great vid Pat .... I assume you can get on and of the boat at the various stops .
Next time I am in Bangkok I will venture there
Thanks Pat looks like a nice way to spend a day. I believe I may have walked along that canal back in December. I took a walk from khao San down through Chinatown onto Jacks bar on the river.
Great way to spend a few hours exploring around that canal all the way to the end then cruise back in a boat!
Thank you for the ride, back to BKK I will take that ride. ❤❤❤
Thank you Pat, a bloody great video 👍
With enough free time, old Bangkok is quite fun and fascinating to walk through. Hope they could keep improving the water quality and waste management, but it's already much better than before.
18:35 - Painted manhole cover alert. I knew these were common in Japan, haven't seen any in Thailand.
But in Japan do they all have fearsome cats lying around next to them?
@@BangkokPat There might be, on some of those cat islands... 😁 Wonder if there are any more painted manhole covers - I've noticed, in Bangkok, a lot of them are rectangular rather than round, and can be quite large. Even if they're not painted there might be interesting designs - in Japan there are commemorative ones, ones for specific city councils, etc. and they're often quite decorative.
great video! wondering if there are faster passing boats splashing the canal water onto these boats. i don't see any protection.
Great , shall go check the out soon 😊
An excellent video Pat, like you I am a canal fan as well as a train fan.
But I have to confess that I'm a dog fan and not a cat fan. As they say two out of three... aint bad!
Thanks John, 2/3? I guess you haven't met the right cats yet....
An amazing find Pat! Something for free in Bangkok! Looks fairly clean too! Not to many 'floaters'? Good Vlog! Well done!
Excellent as usual. 8 -)
Great work once again Pat,I've been catching up on your channel for a while now and thoroughly enjoying it,
Here in the north of England I have a small obsession walking the Trent and Mersey canal systems.
I plan to visit SEA in November for 3 months and viewed Bangkok mainly as a transit hub but based on your exploration of the waterway and insightful explanation of the BTS I plan an extended stay in the capital to explore some of the waterways and points of intrest for myself. 👍
Very cool thanks Pat.
I have to give you credit for making these vids, especially that the day time temp now is so high around 36c... plus the stifling humidity I would suffer in such heat
Can be hard work but you get used to it believe it or not!
@@BangkokPat Only if one has Thai genes one can can put up with the heat and humidity.... In the vids you don't seem to have broken out a drop of sweat
Like you, I'm not a big fan of Songkran... the boat trip looks like a nice way to spend an afternoon
This annual water assault has been absent for 3yrs and it's been fantastic....
Great and very interesting video about the newest Old Town Canal route. Will do this route for sure next time when I be back in Bangkok. Nice to see the history of Bangkok and that you show images of how it was. I like your humour the fish market quality control system with that cat is brilliant 😃
Cheers Christian
Brilliant video Pat. I was one of the Khlongs a few weeks ago and got on at Pratunam Pier and loved the spin
These boats can also be enjoyed further up that canal to Minburi....
What a great vid!
Due to recent surgery 3 weeks ago i was advised my surgeon to avoid any water on my face as there was risk of hemorrhaging. So hopefully next year i can finally experience Songkran.
We're all looking forward to next year
Roll on next year Jim!
How a grumpy middle aged Brit gets the energy and knowledge to make these great vids is just another riddle of Southeast Asia to me…but thx!
Another super episode Pat. 🙏⭐️👍
Thanks, it's a great area to spend the afternoon!
Another world-class video from one of my favorite video bloggers, about one of my favorite cities. A nice blend of information, history, discussion, music, and sights. Well done.
Thank you Baron!
Great video Pat Man. Nice work 👍🏻
Cheers Johnny, it's worth a day trip exploring!
Waaaay up the river