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WHAT WE
RECOMMEND
Mobile app company
Codegent have a great
new product in their
"Learn Series" which you
can use in Bangkok to
understand inflections,
tones and the correct
usages of the Thai
language.
(codegent.com)
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KNOW THE
NUMBER
200,000 – the estimated
number of taxis in
Bangkok
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HUA CHIEW
THAI-CHINESE
CLINIC
This small branch of
well-known Hua Chiew
Hospital combines the
expertise of practitioners
from Shanghai University
of Chinese Medicine with
that of traditional Thai
medicine professionals. A
multi-purpose clinic offers
top-notch acupuncture
and tui na massage along
with a full range of Thai
and Chinese herbal
remedies. Training is also
available.
(huachiewtcm.com)
COUNTRY
CODE
+66
EXCHANGE
RATE
THB30 = US$1
FREQUENCY
Numerous
flights every day
to a variety of
destinations
URBAN SKIES
The buildings,
bridges and
skywalks make
great photo-ops
C I T Y S C A P E
Top 3
insider
travel tips
Rest Your Head
SALA ARUN RESIDENCE
Like its nearby sister property,
Arun Residence, Sala Arun
serves up unsurpassed views
of Wat Arun, one of Thailand’s
most visited sites, on the
opposite bank of the Chao
Phraya. The hotel’s six rooms
and a suite, each named after
a period of Thai history, are all
decked out in antique furniture
and feature warm colours.
The tiny riverside café-bistro
here seats just eight people.
We highly recommend this
charming and beautiful hotel.
(salaarun.com)
SAPHAI PAE
In the heart of the Silom/
Sathorn business district, this
eight-storey hostel offers three
floors of private rooms, each
with attached bath, and four
floors of dorms, all clean and
well maintained. The prices
are excellent and the hostel
attracts an interesting and
diverse mixture of backbackers
and travellers of all ages and
backgrounds. Guests staying in
the dorms are given access to
massive private lockers: another
plus! Surasak BTS station is just
a five-minute walk away.
(saphaipae.com)
Stop to Shop
ROTSANIYOM
This one-of-a-kind shop in Siam
Square – owned and operated
by local indie designers – is all
about boho chic outfits and
accessories for women, with an
emphasis on vintage Asian-
ethnic.
(rotsaniyom.com)
TONSON 99
This small, unpretentious
collection of shops at the end
of Soi Ton Son is a little-known
showplace for young Thai
fashion designers. One of the
choicest finds, Canta, stocks a
tiny room with women’s wear
that would go down well in New
York, London or Tokyo. A large
shed-like area is reserved for
outdoor kitchens serving tasty,
inexpensive Thai dishes.
(tonson99.com)
Bangkok
TEXT: JOE CUMMINGS
