The beautiful, hip and cool white villa restaurant “Spring & Summer” has a kind of a ´funkis´ style to it. It is located in a beautiful lush garden surrounded by trees and flowers. You will not believe what we ate that was “Better Than Sex”!
We did a night tour of Bangkok by Tuk-Tuk – the best, most fun and most authentic way to experience the “city of angels”! Even though we have been to Bangkok many times, Expique showed us some places we have never been before, places we wouldn`t know of or find ourselves. We also saw Bangkok`s famous sites by night.
We went on an off-the-beaten-track walking tour with the Bangkok Vanguards to explore Bangkok’s ancient Chinatown. Chinatown is a truly fascinating area of Bangkok, with action at all hours and surprises at every turn! It is a maze of alleyways, centuries old temples and hectic markets, filled with hidden gems few that few visitors ever get to experience.
For Christmas 2013, with friends visiting from Norway, we decided to splurge and booked rooms at the boutique Hotel Muse Bangkok. Wow, what a hotel!
Update 07. October 2021: The once legendary Dusit Thani Hotel is sadly no more. It was torn down and hopefully, a new hotel will take its place soon. We’re keeping this review available for historical purposes, and look forward to the next chapter. After three weeks in Mui Ne, Vietnam, and Angkor in Cambodia together … Read more
Bangkok is one of my favorite shopping cities in the world! I just love shopping in Bangkok, with its combination of huge posh shopping centers with international and Asian fashion design, but once you pop out on the street you can also find all kinds of cool and cheap stuff!
I haven’t found any other city in the world with this kind of combination, where you can both shop cheap local designs at Chatuchak weekend market, and luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel in a close by shopping mall. The contrasts in this city are what I like the most! You can find everything! Read my ultimate shopping guide to Bangkok!