Bangkok is underrated. The street food alone is a reason to spend a few days here. Although it might never be clear exactly what you’re eating, sometimes the best meals are the ones where you point and ask “How much?”
Some highlights:
- Cruising the river
- Visiting a floating market
- Wat Pho: although there are many large (I’m talking over 20 foot) reclining buddhas in Thailand, this one is gold which makes it particularly stunning
- The Grand Palace
- Chinatown
- Cocktails on a rooftop
- Day-trip to Ayutthaya: a capital of the Siamese Kingdom for a few hundred centuries with a remarkable amount of ruins intact