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Murray Head captured Bangkok perfectly in his short song. He sings about the sights, sounds and smells of the largest city in Thailand. He also warns men to be aware of the ladies of the third gender.
If you have never been to Bangkok, you will definitely be humbled. As soon as you stroll out of the baggage claim location at Suvarnabhumi you will be overwhelmed by the maddening crowd waiting outside the door.
A sea of yellow shirts (in honor of the King) will be blocking your way. Some will have indicators with names on them attempting to discover a wayward traveler. Other people will be armed with clipboards touting taxis at ridiculously high rates.
Fighting through this narrow gauntlet is even more challenging with two suitcases and a backpack. The taxi mafia will not take "No" for an answer even if you say it ten instances in 5 diverse languages.
They will persist and adhere to you, block your way, and annoy you so considerably that you will want to punch them. But, you relax and realize where you are and why you are there.
You are in Bangkok. It is the City of Angels in the Land of Smiles. You know from your research that a smile and a cool heart will go far in this beautiful nation. So, you smile and make your way to the escalator and discover your self on the very first floor.
You head outdoors and find the legal taxi line-up and make your way to the makeshift tables and inform the cute girl exactly where your hotel is. The fee for obtaining a legal taxi is all of 50 Baht which is about $1.50 USD.
Your taxi driver will aid you with your bags and generally ask you if you want to take the tollway. If you want to get to your hotel in less than one particular hour, agree. It will only price you a little added. Your cabbie may possibly also want to negotiate a fee with no employing his meter. This is technically illegal, but it is up to you to work out a fair price tag, or use the meter. If he refuses to use the meter, ask for yet another driver. You definitely want to establish this prior to you get in the cab.
If you are arriving from America, you will notice that the steering wheel is on the "other" side of the auto and that you are driving on the "incorrect" side of the road. Loosen up, and get utilized to it. Just be careful when you are a pedestrian and crossing the street. Look both ways about ten instances ahead of crossing even if you are crossing a one particular-way street.
You are probably encountering sensory overload. Seeing all of the billboards along the tollway, the vehicles speeding in and out in some sort of controlled chaos, and the smells of the city, you might wonder what planet you are on. Every single corner of Bangkok has a different aroma some pleasing and some putrid.
Arriving at your hotel you check in and then have to make a decision regardless of whether to go out or catch up on the many time zones you have just crossed.
If you do determine to go out and encounter the Bangkok nightlife, just remember what Murray Head sang "One evening in Bangkok, and the tough guys tumble! Cant be also careful with your company. I can feel the devil walkin next to me." Be careful out there. read taxi reading
