Free trails in Bangkok!

Located in the heart of Bangkok, Lumphini Park is a large, breathtaking and tranquil public park which houses several lakes. In this most popular public park in Bangkok, you can be involved in interesting and beneficial activities at any time of the day. If you are up in the wee hours of the morning, you can head down to Lumphini Park to watch some of the locals do some fan dancing, if not you can join in the Tai Chi as well. read more »

In the olden days, Victory Monument had been serving as one of the busiest transportation hubs in Bangkok. Almost all of the public buses and vans will leave from this area and to the outskirts of the city as well as the beach towns nearby. Victory Monument is a popular place for the Thais of the working class to hang out, as well as those who could not afford the luxury dining or the international brands. read more »

Being the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Wat Mangkon Kamalawat will always have a large number of devotees who will flock to this particular temple to leave different offerings at the altars. This temple is definitely the place for you to witness some of the most breathtaking architectural designs. Constructed in a classical Chinese architectural style, the tiled roofs are elaborately decorated with different structures of flora and fauna, which includes the magnificent Chinese dragons. read more »

Bangkok Art & Culture Centre is a contemporary art museum in the heart of Bangkok that displays more than 300 native artworks by Thai and modern contemporary masterpieces by international artists. The galleries will be changed occasionally so that people would not see the same pieces every time they are here. In addition, you can learn more about the art pieces and exhibits by interacting with them, while you take some of the most intriguing photos with the artworks. read more »

Looking for a romantic escape or a place just to take a break from the hustle and bustle of city life? Queen Sirikit Park is definitely the place to hang out. It has a pond designed in letters 'S' and 'A' in Thai which represents H.M the Queen. read more »

Lan Na Thai is a restaurant that is part of Face Bangkok, a cluster of restaurants located in a compound of restored wooden Thai houses on Sukhumvit Soi 38. Its name Lan Na meaning 'many rice fields', also the name of an area in northern Thailand that was secured from invasion by Rama I, the father of the modern Thai nation. Lan Na Thai is the place to go for Thai classics, including a range of curries, som tam and more. read more »

Located between Siam Paragon and Central World just across the street of Siam Square, Wat Patum Wanaram is a Buddhist temple established in 1857 by King Rama IV near Sa Pathum Palace as a place to worship. During this time of establishment, the area was dominated with several rice fields, making the only route accessible to Wat Patum Wanaram being Khlong Saen Saeb. In addition, Wat Patum Wanaram inters the ashes of the Thai Royal Family members in line of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. read more »

Being one of the earliest plant and garden markets in Bangkok, Thewet Market albeit small, offers a wide variety of orchids together with other potted plants. In the vicinity, visitors will be able to find a large variety of fish, vegetable and food suppliers as well. If you are a lover of flora and different kinds of potted plants, Thewet Market in Bangkok would be the best place to visit, together with other specialised markets designated to sell different things. read more »

Khlong Toey Market is the place to be if you would want to experience the locals' way of shopping for the food products and ingredients that they need. Being hidden within the dense greenery of the jungle of Bangkok, this huge market seems to have a world all of its own. Offering the daily ingredients and raw food products that all locals living in the village need, Khlong Toey Market is the place to have everything satisfied. read more »

Located in the southeastern area of Railway Park, the Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium consists of an activity ground, feed breeding room, embryo breeding room, exhibition area, scenic area, insectariums, butterfly garden and Lamphu tree ground. It is a photo-taking paradise, featuring beautiful rockeries, shady ferns, wild flowers and a cooling waterfall, not to mention the pathways where there are over 500 butterflies. Visitors to the Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium can gain some knowledge about butterflies and insects here, learning about their life cycles for example. read more »

Established in August 2003, the Queen's Gallery Foundation was constructed to serve as a home for the exhibition for the huge variety of Thai visual arts such as the many paintings and sculptures, in accordance to the wish of Her Majesty, Queen Sirikit. The Queen's Gallery has five levels which exhibits the different works of art, from the paintings and artworks by young artists and the artists from the SUPPORT Foundation as well as the unique embroidery designs. Visitors will also be able to find paintings and sculptures that were actually done by His Majesty or even other members of the royal family. read more »

Not many people actually know that the founder of Thai contemporary art was actually a Florentine sculptor, Corrado Feroci. When Corrado Feroci became a Thai citizen, he then changed his name to Silpa Bhirasri and entered the kingdom upon the invitation of King Rama V in the 1920s. In addition, Silpa Bhirasri taught in Thailand's finest arts school, in which he has personally nurtured many of the local leading contemporary artists in Thailand. read more »