Khao San Road and Soi Rambuttri the Best Nightlife Areas in Bangkok
The Khao San Road is one of the best nightlife areas in Bangkok, it is the ultimate destination for backpackers and budget travelers (Hanlon, 2006). Every day, the street is filled with shopping and dining, as night time falls, this road change to a new life with alluring fancy clubs, bars and restaurants where visitors seek wild activities, drinking, partying and pole dancing in flickering neon lights. Near the Khao San Road is another famous landmark, the Soi Rambuttri located in the old district where hotels, restaurants, authentic delicacies, night market, and lighter nightlife activities can be found.
The Club Khao San Road, Brick bar, Day of the dead and Gazebo bars are some of the famous bars, club and restaurant with live music, fabulous atmosphere and cheap drinks (Hotels, 2015), some bars are even free entrance. For backpackers who want milder activities, they visit the Soi Rambuttri for their wide variety of finger foods, exotic delicacies, barbecue, roasted cockroaches, scorpions, crickets or tarantulas (Hyland, 2015). They can also avail the street Thai massage or simply grab a drink in street bars or car bars within the best nightlife areas in Khao San Road & Soi Rambuttri.
To reach the best nightlife areas in Khao San Road and Rambuttri, buying tickets directly to public terminals is cheaper (Harvey, 2015). Taxi in Sukhumvit and Skytrain Station takes about half an hour for 90 Baht. From Suvarnabhumi Airport, the underground train will take about half an hour for 45 Baht. From there, they can take a taxi to Khaosan for another 60 Baht (Langeasy.com, 2012). From Silom, the BTS train is available from 6am to 7pm going to Hualampong, buses will take them to the corners of Khao San Road for another 40 Bath.
The best nightlife areas in Khao San and Soi Rambuttri are active around 7:00 pm until 2:00 am, although some nightclubs are open until sunrise. Travelers are subject to local laws, not to be engaged in drugs and human trafficking (Kaehler et al, 2013), while overstaying has a maximum penalty of up to 20,000 Baht. The bombing at Erawan Shrine last August of 2015 lead to traveler’s advice to be aware about the terrorist attack. But according to the Ministry of Tourism, despite the incident, local and foreign travelers are still high (AFP, 2015).
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