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Khaosan Road
Bangkok's backpacker hub, famed for budget accommodation, vibrant nightlife, street food, and eclectic market stalls.
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The merits of Khao San Road, Bangkok’s neon backpacker district, are hotly debated amongst travellers. A short wander along this bar-lined street will see you aggressively presented with trays of scorpions on sticks and offensively-embroidered wristbands. You’ll be offered a “sexy dress” while men try to sell your partner ping pong shows and tuk-tuk drivers tend to call you “crazy” when you turn down a ride in their disco-lit vehicles. It’s seedy, it’s inauthentic, and cocktails are served in buckets. But if you leave any semblance of pretension behind, Khao San is a superb people watching spot. It’s just the people you’re watching will likely be drunk tourists in eye-watering “same same” vests.
PhilNorris 4 years ago
Khaosan Road Articles
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One City Two Ways: Bangkok
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