About Bangkok

Bangkok, also known as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon in Thai, is the capital city of Thailand. The 22nd most populous city in the world, this city promises a fast, busy and a colorful time. With around 7 million registered citizens, the city provides excellent infrastructure and utilities to satisfy its masses and the large number of tourists.
Bangkok has is one the most favorite for tourists to escape from their busy schedules to relax and rejuvenate. At the same time it a very promising destination for business tycoons.
Bangkok has already been designated as one of the sub-continent’s most important aerial transport hub. There are a number of flights into Bangkok right from cheap budgeted small scale airlines to big names which can fly you in comfort. The Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport is now open to international and domestic traffic both. All leading airlines come right to Bangkok’s doorstep. Only domestic flights are handled at the Don Muang Airport. It takes about one hour to commute between the two airports, so if you are planning a domestic flight from Don Muang after getting of at International Suvarnabhumi Airport, then you should leave at least one hour and twenty minutes time gap including the traffic delay. Way back in 2005, around ninety odd airlines serviced at the Don Muang airport. This can give you an idea about the activity at Bangkok. Don Muang has a lot of low cost, cheap airline packages to offer. This is a move to reduce the pressure on the Suvarnabhumi International Airport. This International Airport is located in Racha Thewa. This lies in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province. The airport can be approximated to about 30 kilometers to the east of Bangkok.
Moving about in Bangkok has a lot of options. One of the novel ones is the Express Boat. A complicated network of small streams has earned Bangkok the name the ‘Venice of the east’. The Khlong Saen Saep, the Chao Phraya, being a few examples. The boat express routes offer fast and a cheap transportation amongst the busy and the congested parts of Bangkok. There are at least about a hundred boats ferrying in the Khlong Saen Saep express itself. Thus a large section of the masses are depended on this mode of transportation .Bangkok has a very efficient and much needed mass transit system called as Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS). This is the elevated train also known as metro. The State Railways of Thailand is also an option for traveling. In addition to this, the bus routes can also be used to explore the heart of the lovely city of Bangkok. Infrastructure development is going on in full swing but it cannot keep pace with the increasing traffic. Currently there are a lot of grumble among the public about the bad road transport conditions prevailing in Bangkok, which also led to Bangkok being named as one of the worst cities notorious for traffic.
In money matters, the official currency of Bangkok is Baht. Also hundred Satang make a Baht. One US dollar is worth around 33 Baht. As basics, a bottle of water should cost around 7 to 10 Baht. Unlike some countries tipping is not expected for good service, but a tipping practice of 5% to 10% is usually followed.