I recently returned from a nine night stay in Bangkok, and while the seasonal rains and subsequent flooding meant I was unable to venture beyond the capital, I felt compelled to share an appreciation post for what is easily one of the most remarkable countries I have ever visited.
Having lived, studied, and travelled extensively across the Gulf, the UK, and Europe, I have experienced my fair share of global cities. Yet Thailand occupies an entirely distinct tier. Being based in Thong Lo during the deluge could have felt restrictive, but it instead afforded me the rare luxury of discovering Bangkok at an immersive, unhurried pace. From hidden culinary gems to the quieter neighbourhood nuances, I explored the city to its absolute fullest.
Beyond the geography and the urban energy, what genuinely elevates Thailand is its people. The warmth, grace, and innate kindness of everyone I encountered was nothing short of phenomenal. During my stay, I also had the pleasure of connecting with several long term expats who now proudly call Bangkok home, and their insights added a wonderful depth to the experience.
Even now, having returned to my usual routine, I find myself constantly thinking about the place. It is rare for a destination to resonate so profoundly, and I am already looking forward to my eventual return.
Cheers!

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I wasn't able to attend this - I did not know about it - but I am in Bangkok now and will drop by the sculpture garden and pay my respects to the students who fought for Thai democracy.

The article gives a nice little history of what led to the reforms of 1973 and why 1976 happened. My best to the Thai people.

Weekend roundup for anyone still deciding. Storms are forecast all three days, so check the organizer's page before anything outdoors (the Art Walk and the Sunday sunrise run).

Friday: He Huang (the comedian whose Australia's Got Talent audition went viral) does stand-up at The Comedy Club Bangkok above The Royal Oak at 20:00 (700 baht advance, 900 at the door). Dutch DJ duo Sick Individuals play Levels at 22:00 (500 baht, 600 on the day, 20+). For something free, the Bangkok Art Walk fills the Pak Khlong Talat flower market with artists, street food and live music, Friday to Sunday from 15:00 to 23:00 (MRT Sanam Chai).

Saturday: PREP play Melt Livehouse Cloud 11 at 19:00 (2,500 / 3,500 baht, still on sale). Dogfest 5 takes over Hair of the Dog in Phrom Phong from 17:00 to midnight: 29 taps, 40 kegs, unlimited pours and a glass to keep (2,000 baht, 2,500 at the gate; the early bird is sold out). Later, ISAKAMI Nights brings Makasi, Cameron Glasgow, Ilia Rimen and Gavin Francis to Baccarat on Sukhumvit 24, 22:00 to 04:00 (door tickets only, 21+).

Sunday: TRIBE Runrise is a 4 or 8 km sunrise run from TRIBE Sky Beach Club at EmSphere (meet 05:45, 299 baht with a beer, ice bath and pool). Dip Garden Onsen in Ari has an ice bath and sauna meetup from 11:00 to 14:00 (750 baht). In the evening, Youth Khon 2026 puts 80+ young performers on stage at Lumphini Hall, 16:30 to 19:00, free.

That's nine of 183+ events this weekend; the full list has far more festivals, gigs, markets and meetups, with dates and ticket links: https://www.bkkpulse.com/bangkok-events-this-weekend

Fun weekend for beer lovers in Bangkok this weekend Oct. 16 - 18, as Mikkeller is doing their weekend Oktoberfest and Hair of the Dog is doing their big DogFest.

Hair of the Dog will be "4 floors of pours" as they will have over 20 taps on 4 different floors of the building at Phrom Phong location. Tickets required as it is free flow, and there are some big and/or unique beers. Tap list pic included

Mikkeller Oktoberfest is happening with Oktoberfest beer brewed by Mikkeller Brewing Thailand, and served from German gravity kegs which will be tapped at 8pm Friday, and 5pm Sunday. German inspired sausages & pork will be on offer, too.

More Oktoberfest in Bangkok options continue through the month, too. More info on the site, if interested:

https://bangkokbeerguide.com/beer-events-in-bangkok/

Hi everyone! 💕 Can anyone recommend a good place for a HydraFacial near CentralWorld, Bangkok? Looking for a trusted clinic with good results. Thank you!

There's a homeless guy in my area who seems to be a bit looked after by the locals and never seems to cause trouble.

He has been walking on the toes of one foot for around 1.5 months and he told me today he was hit by a scooter. He can't put weight on his heel.

He seems to be quite distressed and upset by the injury as he is really struggling to move around.

It looks as though he may have broken bones in his foot.

1. Is there healthcare that's accessible to him as a homeless person?

2. If free healthcare isn't available to him, if I took him to a hospital and paid to get it looked at, would they see to him if he has no ID? If so any suggestions would be helpful, I was thinking one of the Christian hospitals or something. He is a Thai national.

3. Am I at all liable if I paid for him to get it looked at? I am just aware of the bystander issues in China.

If any of this is viable I will speak to one of the locals to help me translate with him. If it's the case that healthcare is already accessible to him I will just assume that he is unable to or not interested in accessing it. I don't want to get drawn into some long term thing with him but if it's a broken bones or something and the hospital can set it and put it in a cast I'm just thinking he may be better off in the long term. At the moment it doesn't seem to be healing at all.

Did I miss any? I've not done music as that's well catered elsewhere.

Hello , I will be in BKK 1st week of december, can you suggest some places where I can dance ?

Thank you kn advance 😊

i will be travelling to bangkok this nov and i would like to buy vintage cameras. do u perhaps have suggestions? preferably with great variety and price !! tysm

Hi guys, I wanted to try my luck here to find some people to go to the malcom todd concert in bangkok this december! i’m 18F from chiang mai so I will be arriving a day earlier. Maybe we could hang out the days after the concert as well. I just hope to meet (preferably) 25 and below girls* but boys are welcome as well, just don’t be creepy🥹🤍

Please comment or dm me and let’s talk and exchange instas before we decide to meet each other. Can’t wait to see you guys!!

I know there are already lots of recommendations, but does anyone have any recent recommendations for Muay Thai gyms in Bangkok or Chiang Mai? Also, which city would you recommend for training? Thanks in advance!

My best friend and I are going to be in Bangkok for 5 days before we go to our next destination, we have our day time activities planned out for sight seeing. We chose sukhumvit because we heard it was good for its night life and safe. considering we're two women we didn't want to go in blind, what are the good/safe pubs/bars we can go to, also more importantly neither of us are like the "club" scenes!

think more live music/karaoke

Hey everyone, hardtechno lover from germany here, currently visiting friends in Bangkok & planning to going to SUBWERK at the weekend. Anyone interested in joining? Preferably late 20s to early 30s. Hit me up :)

Does anyone have experiences getting suits or coats tailored in Bangkok?

I really want to get a suit and a coat tailored, but I am want these things to last a looong time (I care a lot about sustainability).

Any advice or experiences are very welcome!

I have a Seiko 5 field sport gmt that I ordered from Singapore but it doesn’t suit me too much so I was looking to sell it. I don’t really want to go through the whole process of finding a private buyer for it so i was wondering where I can find shops that would just give me a price and take it off my hands?

Im in Sathon, and I need an external/internal wall built in a shophouse.

it's inset 4 feet into the main area, is approx. 3mX2.9M.

Aluminium frame with weatherproof external and double internal sheeting.

I have a door and two small windows to install as well. (already have the hardware)

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I had a builder but they ghosted after doing some of the work we paid fir, and we had already bought the door and windows, so when we tried to get HomePro Chan to do the work the refused because they can't sell us the doors and windows again.

SO I really need a builder to put this up, no painting needed, no real finishing needed, just the framing, and sheeting, door jam, windows and so on.

Its maybe 2 days work.

Not looking for the cheapest price, just looking for it to be done asap.

ANY help is going to be TRULY appreciated.

Hello everyone! Since I’ll be flying in from the GCC region and, inshallah, arriving at BKK at 8:30 AM, my next domestic connecting flight is at 11:10 AM. Will I have enough time to make the connection, or is the airport usually crowded during those hours?

I’ve got my family (5 adults) coming over in December. I’ve already booked a river tour. Thinking about doing a cooking class but not sure which one is good yet. There’s also a sip and paint place I’m considering. Bustaurant as well.

Are there any suggestions you have of things you’ve done that’s not usually the first thing that comes to mind when doing things in Bangkok. I’m open to all ideas.

Currently in phai district area. Any recommendations for day drinking? Meet others? I’m currently at a place named Teens of Thailand.

Thanks,

LOOKING FOR CHILL SMOKE FRIENDS 🍃

Hi All!

I’m Evie, I am originally born in Bangkok but moved out and lived in the UK for 7 years. Never explored Bangkok much as a kid and now that I am permanently back here, I would love to make friends who are chill, like pubs, like to smoke and know dispensaries and know their shit, can show me around a little bit more so I can get comfortable and dip my toes in the community a bit. As for me walking in alone, enquiring and buying, rolling, smoking alone isn’t the most enjoyable.

I’m 25, and super chill and fun, love to chat but also enjoy sitting in quiet and peace sometimes! Love exploring new food spots or parks out, as well as activities!

If anyone if interested to show me around few good dispensaries and can help me get started on something light and also provide company and is open to being friends and having fun evenings chilling outdoors, please please feel free to drop a comment or message!

It’s super hard to find friends coming back to Bangkok, and definitely been struggling smoking cigarettes alone in corners in random soi’s 😭🤘🏻 only way seems to be to join communities and groups or hoping a Reddit post leads to something good! Interested in Sukhumvit or close by areas!

Last question regarding ecigs if anyone has any solid information please reach out! been scammed first week after landing and not willing to try again unless someone else has a solid contact!

Hello everyone sorry to bother but I'm so indecisive I want to move to Thailand because my sister is lives there now and she's telling me and my mother (retiring soon) to go over there should I move and what's the pro and cons I'm living in America I wanna hear your stories

I(28M) just moved to Bangkok and started building my life and really enjoying the convenience, activities and food that this city has to offer. Then, out of nowhere, I got bad performance reviews from my boss twice and things are not going very well as in I am constantly being scrutinized for mistakes and publicly being told not to make mistakes, be careful etc.

In next couple of weeks, I am not so sure whether I will be able to tolerate the feedback they give publicly or might get fired 🫠. These days have been super stressful and resentful as well. Looking for another role is also not an option cuz job market is tough and no jobs will pay me nearly this amount(Not that good salary) for my skills 😰😰.

Living here in Bangkok costs way too much. I am targeting to spend 30k a month which would be 360000 THB a year. Even in a year, I am not sure if I can get another job. I am being realistic cuz I see others in same industry with good skills being unemployed for months.

I am also not willing to burn through 360000 THB living here although this city enhances my life quality in so many ways.i can go back home and reduce the spendings to just 0. But, life is super depressing.

I think I just wanted to get it off my chest and get some ideas on what to do. I see a lot of people move here without a job, come to live here to figure out next stage of life etc. Any advise or ideas are appreciated.

When youre in home, whenever its your day-off or weekend, if you do nothing productive, does that makes you feel distressed ? How do you do when the feeling comes?