No one will assault you here just don’t tempt anybody to enjoy their “good luck” by leaving your valuables unattended. Do look both ways when crossing the streets.
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What’s that smell?ĭon't go with touts who want to take you anywhere or taxi drivers that don’t turn on their meters, and use your common sense. When your emotional dam threatens to burst, go light some incense at a phallic shrine. When you’re wound up by the entire sensory overload, pamper yourself with an afternoon in a spa or sauna. When you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by culture shock, go sit in a quiet temple courtyard. The key to enjoying your time in Bangkok is to relax, take it easy, and keep your sense of humor.
And while Bangkok’s queer scene seems amazingly diverse, it’s just the tiny tip of an iceberg: most of the Thai gay world is invisible and inaccessible to tourists. In fact, GLBT life here is just as complex and contradictory as anywhere else in the world. It certainly may seem that way to visitors for its sheer abundance, high visibility, and “anything goes” reputation.
Many have also described Bangkok as a paradise for gay life. It is certainly a paradise of 5-star accommodation, service, and even world-class health care (get your nose, eyes or dental work done here and your holiday will pay for itself). It is also a paradise for foodies, from the singular specialties of its sidewalk hawkers, to the finest cuisine from around the world served up here at stupefying low prices. It’s a genuine paradise for shoppers, from the bargains at Chatuchak, the world’s largest outdoor market, to the refined silks and jewels of this royal kingdom. “Paradise” is a word that is often applied to describe the abundance of what Bangkok has to offer. But poke under the polished tourist veneer and Bangkok rewards the explorer with magic moments amidst its free-for-all collision of old and new, rich and poor, the sacred and the profane. Most tourists experience Bangkok in similarly boiled-down little sweet or sour bits: disarming charm, dazzling smiles, exotic temples, bustling markets, choking traffic, 5-alarm peppers, pestering touts. In typical Thai fashion, Bangkok’s epic poetic title has been simplified for everyday use to its practical essence: City of Angels. Krung Thep is what the Thai call their capitol, a much-shortened nickname for what is the longest city name in the world (ask a Thai to recite the whole thing for you). Special thanks to bilatin, teddyhong, grazzy, Travello22, zack77, Squarsh, anan, fsnyc, AndrewWong, Fip, Tye, anan, JT, Larry, Allan, Greg B., Ray and Mark!
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