What makes Bangkok’s streets unique?

Have you ever wondered what makes Asian countries, especially Southeast Asian countries, that unique? I am sure you’ve thought about why the streets full of local people are that appealing…

Because of all the reasons and more, I just can’t get enough of Southeast Asian countries…

Here you’re gonna read about

The best foreign exchange rates in Bangkok,
The heaven of fruit and spicy food
A combination of the interesting things that you can see
Open air transportation vehicles
My answer to “What makes Bangkok’s streets that unique”
Now it is your turn

You’re coming with me to enjoy the view along the streets of Bangkok…

After having a great breakfast, I got my hat, yellow bag and pink running shoes and ready for my traditional picture in front of the hostel to start the day…

A new day starts, Bangkok

HOW CAN I FIND THE BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES IN BANGKOK?

It’s a must for me to find a good foreign exchange office today…But which one is better? Which one has the best rates? The owner of the hostel I stayed at gave the answer to these questions:

Our destination is “Super Rich Foreign Exchange Office”. It is the best place that gives the best rates you can find the branches in Sky metro stations.

The best foreign currency office, “Super Rich” in Bangkok

Got our Bahts and we can keep going now…

The tents are increasing at the protest zones day by day…Seeing this movement makes me to think back the times in Turkey…

One of the protest areas, Bangkok

Ohhh look who are here? Lovely puppies again …I wanna pet them but better not to…

Sweet puppies in front of the harbour, Bangkok

Here is our express boat…

The express boat, Bangkok

Jumping on the boat …

The express boat, Bangkok

Here is a picture that you get to see so rare but needs to be more out there…A family, travelling with their little girl. Having a kid doesn’t mean that you have to stuck at home. You can keep growing with your kid as you experience different landscapes, cultures and people while travelling. I think being open-minded is the most important thing to show to your kid. I love to see the families like that. To be able take your kids with you to travel together will help the young generation to have a high awareness.

A lovely family travelling with their cute daughter – Bangkok

Looking away, far and high…

The express boat, Bangkok

A lady selling fruits on the boat…

The fruit vendor on the boat, Bangkok

I’ll catch the writings related with “audit” whereever they are, on a bag or somewhere else…If you ask why, because having a Deloitte culture makes you see anything related with audit, even after many years…

Auditors are everywhere, Bangkok

THE ACCESSORIZE TRENDS IN BANGKOK’S STREETS

Bangkok is one of the places in Southeast Asian countries where accessorizes are used a lot and they are really important in Bangkok’s street fashion. Mirrored sun glasses, giant rings and bracelets are so popular here.

Bangkok’s accessorize trends

Wat Arun is winking to us behind the cargo boat…

Wat Arun, Bangkok

This statue is everywhere…

Traditional Thailand statues, Bangkok

Flowers have a big importance when it comes to Thai traditions..They represent life, appreciation and energy.

A flower shop, Bangkok

It’s so interesting that in every country there are people who think that I look like someone they know…This lady told me that I looked like her grand daughter….

A flower shop, Bangkok

The man who is trying to say hello in more than 7 languages as he has no idea where I am from.

A food vendor, Bangkok

What about wigs?

A wigs stand, Bangkok

Hello to you too…You’ll see people bending on their knees and staying like that for hours…That’s a common thing for Asian countries…

A local man enjoying his cigarette, Bangkok

Any one needs some traditional outfit?

Mini bazaar, Bangkok

WELCOME TO THE SPICY FOOD AND FRUIT HEAVEN

My favourite is pineapple slices…

Delicious pineapple slices, Bangkok

Here is what you can have other than pineapples…

The fruit heaven, Bangkok

These are so vivid…They all say “come and drink us”…

The fruit heaven, Bangkok

Got my pineapple slices and ready to go…

Delicious pineapple slices, Bangkok

As you know that sticky rice mango is really popular in Thailand…

The famous sticky rice mango, Bangkok

Bangkok, the fruit heaven…If you can’t eat spicy food, you can have fruits at every corner, at least you won’t starve till you find a non-spicy food…

The fruit heaven, Bangkok

Now you know what I love…If you ask what I did the previous one, it’s finished, so I needed a new one…

The delicious pineaple slices, Bangkok

I keep buying fruits but I need proper food…All I see is spicy food and tones of red pepper…

More spicy food…

Extremely spicy food, Bangkok

Schools are still open and here we have a student waiting to pay for her lunch box full of spicy food.

Extremely spicy food, Bangkok

These fishes would be so good but I am sure they already have a different taste with the spicy sauce they swim in…

Extremely spicy food, Bangkok,

Various vegetable soups…

Spicy soups, Bangkok

I found myself, again, in front of the fruit stand…

The fruit heaven, Bangkok

Walking through one of the streets which is occupied by tones of spicy food and fruits…

The fruit and spicy food heaven, Bangkok

This is all mine…

A bowl of delicious strawberries, Bangkok

Don’t worry there is plenty of them…

The fruit heaven, Bangkok

More fruits….

The fruit heaven, Bangkok

No spicy food, done with the fruits, maybe I should try these crackers, what do you think?

Crackers look better than spicy food, Bangkok

Interesting moon cakes…This is generally special for China but it spread to most of the Asian countries. The shape of these cakes here are different than the ones in China.

Moon cakes in Thailand, Bangkok

Finally I found a place for me, I’ll try the vegetable noodle here and then keep going…

Delicious noodles with vegetables , Bangkok

INTERESTING STUFF

The store that has a whole different perspective to souvenirs. Every time I look at this picture, it feels like they are gonna move and chase me haha…

Bugs as souvenirs, Bangkok

What about this? Bloody plastic hands..It’s not even halloween yet…Scary!! and ohh what about the animal over there…Well, let me tell you one thing about scary movies. I love to watch them, I am also so scared but I just love watching them..The thing is when the movie is finished, it’s so hard even to turn off the lights haha.

Bloody plastic hands as souvenirs, Bangkok

The man covered with tattoos…His throat, cheeks, nose…This is really detailed man!

It’s all about tattoos, Bangkok

Looks like a nice cafe but wait…

A cafe that looks normal at first sight, Bangkok

The owner of the cafe probably cannot stand people who only uses the toilet, so he has this direct message which is supported with the red peppers, pretty cool.

You have a message, Bangkok

The stand of “the things that you will need one day”…

The things that you will need one day, Bangkok

An interesting dessert, In Turkish it means “Sh*t”, it made me laugh out loud…

Bok Jelly dessert, Bangkok

How nice, we’re not going to see the Grand Palace as it is closed due to a special condition.

“Go back but come back tomorrow”, Grand Palace, Bangkok

As insisting won’t solve anything, it is better to visit nearby temples and historical places…

Maximum capacity test for the tuk tuk…

Maximum capacity test for a tuk tuk, Bangkok

Ohh look, the mouse enjoying the leftover of a pineapple…

Someone is having a good day, Bangkok

Here is the summary of why it is necessary to have the responsibility of finding a trash bin instead of just leaving the leftovers on the pavement…

Someone is having a good day, Bangkok

OPEN AIR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES?

In buses all windows are open..You may see a monk sitting next to you (if you’re a guy)…If you don’t have a problem with waiting on the same spot for a long time due to Bangkok’s famous traffic jam then you should give it a try…

Tuk tuk is a sweet vehichle which combines speed and traditionality, I love it…

If you say: I don’t have time, I don’t even have any patience, I love being independent, leave me alone and I’ll find my way…Here is what you need: motorcycles

Open air transportation vehicles, Bangkok

As you can see locals also prefer to have their motorcycles…

Open air transportation vehicles, Bangkok

WHAT MAKES BANGKOK’S STREETS UNQİUE?

You know what they say, it’s the people what makes a place beautiful. This is so true…Most of the people you see in Bangkok’s streets are the ones who haven’t lost their sincere smiles eventhough they own a little in life.

The other features that make Bangkok’s streets unique are the endless fruit and spicy food vendors…The food hipnotizes you with its colors due to incredible amount of spice…What about fruits having rainbow colors…You will find yourself in the middle of a food bazaar and another bazaar starts before the previous one ends…That’s why bazaars in Bangkok are endless…

Plus, all the interesting stuff that you see in the streets will make your day unqiue for sure.

No matter what some people say, I love Bangkok!