Tag: thailand

Bangkok has more than 400 active Buddhist temples, places where Thai people actually come to pray, and attracts more than 20 million visitors a year. Here are my 13 favorites, from the 3 big riverside temples, which I visited in a single morning, to the hidden temples most tourists miss, […]

Bangkok has 2 sides: monks collecting alms at dawn along quiet canal-side lanes, and midnight food stalls on Yaowarat Road, where smoke from charcoal grills fills the entire block. It’s noisy, hot, sometimes stifling, and one of Southeast Asia’s most striking cities. Here’s what I recommend for your visit to […]