Bangkok – Grand Palace

Today I visited Grand Palace, located in the centre of Bangkok, near Wat Pho. I arrived in early morning, taking the 12 Bus. The Thai Bus, as all the thailand trasport, are an interesting experience.     You can buy the ticket on the bus, a woman will give you a little rectangle paper and

Bangkok – DD Hostel

In those days I was at DD Hostel, a nice vintage hostel located in Victory Monument Area. The DD Hostel is perfect if you want spend a night near the monument, where there is the minivan station which provides transport for more destinations outside bangkok! The staff is fantastic, they help me in many ways,

Bangkok – Suan Pakkad Palace Museum

  This morning I went to Suan Pakkad Palace Museum to visit a group of traditional Thai houses, dating from the 19th century. It is located on Sri Ayutthaya Road, south of the Victory Monument, a green island in the middle of the traffic.     You cannot photograph into the locals, only outside, but

Bangkok – Wat Pho

Welcome in Wat Pho Bangkok has many temples but Wat Pho has left his mark upon me. Wat Pho is the “residence” of Reclined Buddha : This golden statue is 46 metres long: “He is lying on the right flank, his head resting on a cushion or relying on his right elbow, supporting his head

Bangkok Bed & Bike

First steps in Bangkok I’m in Bangkok now, the capital of Thailand. I’m in the future: Thailand is seven hours head to Italy and we are now in the 2559, according to the Buddhist calendar. So, I’m really live in the future. The first impression about the City: clean and dirty at the same time,

Flying to Bangkok

Leaving the “Eternal City” to “The Land of Smile”   My fly deaparts in the morning. Rome is chaotic as always. It is difficult to leave The first stop is Helsinki. From the airplane I see the cold panorama: many area are covered by forest. The trees are tiny, with long nude trunk. Only their