Gay bangkok travel guide
Gay Bangkok City Guide
Planning a trip to Bangkok? Then our homosexual Bangkok city guide page is for you.
Bangkok กรุงเทพ
Metropolitan capital and most populous city of Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krungthep Mahanakhon (or simply “Krungthep”) is the centre of politics, economy, education, culture, entertainment and transportation.
Founded in by the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty, Bangkok covers an area of over 1, km² on the plain of the Chao Phraya River, and has approximately 8 million people or more than 10% of the country's population.
The most tourist-popular areas are located within the central districts, served either by the BTS skytrain or MRT underground system. These include:
· Siam & Lumpini
The heart of metropolitan Bangkok, filled with shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment venues.
· Silom & Sathorn
Bangkok's business & financial district, home to many embassies, high-rise buildings as well as the main gay scene and nightlife.
· Sukhumvit
An upmarket area, recognizable for large shopping malls, 5-star hotels, popu
10 Things You Must Do in Bangkok For Gay Travelers
Curator’s statement
Bangkok is an incredible culturally-rich capital with the aroma of delicious avenue food permeating its streets, centuries-old temples and monuments dotting the city and a thriving nightlife scene to store you up all night.
Bangkok is also one of the most gay-friendly cities in the planet and in Asia. This year, Thailand is on its way to legalize same-sex marriage, so expect to notice even more options cropping up to attract LGBTQ+ travelers. Lucky for you, you don’t contain to wait. Here’s a shortlist of 10 things you must-do in this amazing city.
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Things to do
Sample a variety of street meal – Bangkok is known for having some of
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Royal Grand Palace
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The Royal Grand Palace is a place of interest for every tourist who is attending Bangkok. The following landmarks are considered to be the leading examples of classical Thai architecture: the amazing Grand Palace and the sparkling Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or “Wat
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The Emerald Buddha is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand, a figurine of the sitting Buddha, made of green jadeite (rather than emerald), clothed in gold, and about 45 cm tall. It is kept in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). According to the
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Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple. It is located in the
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to Thailand
Experiencing Thai Food
Thai food is world famous and for excellent reason. Its full of flavor, easy to produce and very healthy. The most famous Thai dish is Pad Thai, which is a stir-fried rice noodle dish cooked with eggs, fish sauce, garlic, shallots, bean sprouts, coriander leaves, tofu or chicken, tamarind pulp and served with spring onions, crushed nuts and lime juice. It was popularized during World War II and has become the countrys national dish.
Som Tam is spicy green papaya salad made with shredded papaya, pounded in a pestle and mortar with lime juice, palm sugar, chili, garlic, shrimp, nut, tomatoes, fish sauce, bean sprouts and green beans. Curries are also ubiquitous throughout Thailand. The most known are named after the color of the chilis used: red, green and yellow. In the south, Massaman curry is more popular, which is a richer tasting curry with coconut milk that is not as spicy as its colorful cousins. Mango sticky rice is a favorite among Thai desserts. Sticky rice is made from glutinous rice and it is cooked with coc