Locations Map: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vntvRdQDiXxUJbXrGdl3jR_t219c37c&usp=sharing

A day when Pat releases a video is a good day.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Z.

I got lost in Bangkok on my first visit 11 years ago. I wanted to find the Mercy Centre in Klong Toie and started walking from my hotel on Sukhumvit/Soi 8, not knowing an address or exactly where it was. I went through an area that had government tobacco wherehouses (which looked desolate) and then went down a long road past Queen Sirikit station. From there I just kept heading towards where I thought Klong Toie was, asking the way every ten minutes. Eventually i came to Klong Toie market, in a real poverty area, and kept going. I was in an area where there were wild pigs in the street and most of the children had no shoes. I went into a Seven Eleven to get a cold orange juice and asked again. They said, yes, it's right down that street over there about half a mile. I had found it and felt like something had guided me all the way. I met Father Joe Maier, who runs the place, and made a small donation. He took an hour to show me all over the Centre, and I felt my walk was well worth it!. If you've never been there, it's worth a visit. Father Joe has done some amazing work in the area for at least forty years.

@davidj.7779

Жыл бұрын

I also got to meet Father Joe and yes, he was a truly inspiring and deeply dedicated person who made a difference for the Klong Toey community. Currently, "The Bangkok Community Help Program" headed by Greg Lange (Subway, Sunrise Tacos) with a group of dedicated volunteers have been carrying on similar work in Klong Toey, especially during the Covid lockdown when they supplied meals to many of the elderly local residents who had lost all their normal food sources. They deserve recognition and support.

@talladale

Жыл бұрын

@@davidj.7779 That's good to hear. Thank God there are some good people in this world.

@roberthornbrook8374

Жыл бұрын

I use to live here 300 thai baht per month 1 bedroom flat

@trevorsmith7753

Жыл бұрын

Was that the area where Bernard Trink got a girl in 1962 for 20 ฿, who turned out to be a leper?

Another great video, Pat. When i first mover to Phra Khanong in 2003, I was financially challenged but I really wanted to know Bangkok, not as a tourist but as a resident. Over the next 3 years I traveled on every cross city bus route I could find and it was an incredible way to see the city. Of course, I spent a lot of time sitting in traffic but that was just part of the process. I actually learned to prefer the old red & blue buses rather than the AC buses except for the hottest days. The always closed windows of the AC buses were usually too dirty to see much out of while the open windows of the old reds & blues gave unobstructed view of the passing cityscape along with a nice breeze as long as the bus was moving. I'm fortunate I did that when I did. I've seen the dramatic changes just in Phra Khanong and I'm sure the rest of the city is the same.

I've lived in the Bangkapi district 15 years. Thanks for a great video. I've seen a number of others. I spent a decade in aviation back in Australia. As for the discarded plane, I have walked past it a few times. It appears to be the upper section of a Boeing 747-400, likely an EUD (extended upper deck). I'm sure it's an ex-Thai aircraft once salvaged for spare parts to go onto newer aircraft in the fleet. Old aircraft can be expensive to discard of, and so some are just dumped onto empty lots. Obviously the land owners are happy to make a few baht from the spectacle. There are some older models around. Along the Bang Na - Trat elevated highway, there are two C-123 Providers left from the Vietnam War. One belongs to CAT Thailand, and the other is next to a cafe adjacent to a gas station. Seacon Square along Srinikarin Rd has an old DC-3 next to its parking station, and along second road Pattaya you'll find a complete Boeing 747-200 (classic series) less its engines sitting on a vacant lot. Probably also ex-Thai Airways. Amazing Bangkok, Amazing Thailand. Thumbs up, Thanks BKK Pat. Maybe see you for lunch one day at the mall.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ronald, the plane once flew for Thai Orient Smile Air I believe and it's diminishing rapidly compared to photos from even just a year ago. Cheers for the tips on the other aircraft locations, could be useful for a few friends of mine who love finding this kind of thing!

This reminds me of the time the A/C bus was first introduced in Bangkok. I was so envious of people who could afford such luxury.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It still is a luxury for some, which is a shame.

Since 1995 have lived in many districts of Bangkok · but the best is Bangkapi only 19Thai Baht on the khlong boat to Asoke · Nana et al. Bangkapi is a gem of a place to live · cheap quality rentals · great food courts serving delicious Thai Foods · The Mall Bangkapi which has everything... New folks are now learning about Bangkapi many changes and new developments ahead now and in the near future.

@ctb1977

Жыл бұрын

I was having some money problems which was a blessing in disguise that cause me to live on Ladprao 130 in the bangkapi area. I paid 4k a month for a clean apartment, and the area is awesome. On top of what you said there's also the sport complex, FBT, and big night market nearby at Ramkhamhaeng. For me this is the best area in Bangkok.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It's gearing up to be a major rail hub and a suburb with many living options.

@forplexforplex8831

Жыл бұрын

@@ctb1977 Soi Ladprao 130 rocks · rolls with bonus plenty of rumpy pumpy organ pleasure center service providers in this great soi!

I used to ride the busses a lot when I first came to Thailand. There was no BTS or MRT yet. There were taxis but no taxi meters. You had to negotiate how much the fare would be to get to your destination. Much like you do with a Tuk Tuk. No mobile phones or pagers and of course no internet. It was a different time.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

But you weren't aware of these future inventions like GPS or google, so you just did what you could, those were exciting times, a real adventure. Now you can do the same but you'll never get properly lost!

@bigpirate7513

Жыл бұрын

Wow, you are back to the future

@SpeedyBlueBiker1

Жыл бұрын

@@bigpirate7513 แก่แล้ว 555!

11:42 Hi Pat, aviation Journalist here, that aircraft is a Boeing 747-100, registered as HS-UTQ. It flew for Orient Thai Airlines, which went out of business in 2018, and HS-UTQ was 35.8 years old at the end of its life- when it was broken up at Don Mueang. Orient Thai used their 747 on several destinations. Most of which were from Bangkok to Hong Kong, Seoul Incheon, Tokyo, Nagoya, Phuket, Jakarta, Shanghai, Nanchang, and Changsha. In addition, they flew these 747s on flights to Medina and Jeddah for Hajj charter flights to Saudi Arabia. 13:48 This aircraft arrived with two other smaller aircraft, also owned and operated by Orient Thai Airlines. They were originally supposed to be converted into a cafe/restaurant, but this never took place. As of 2024, the site no longer has these aircraft, and were removed in late 2022.

@BangkokPat

Ай бұрын

Cheers for the info, albiet a long time after the video! But thank you anyway for taking the time to post that comment. I revisited the empty plot last year for my Bangkapi video and as of last month the site is fenced off, despite being a public soi, which I suspect will become a nice row of three storey townhouses!

@tg916.th.21

Ай бұрын

@@BangkokPat No problem, happy to help. Townhouses sounds much better than the derelict land, although I did like the scrapped planes.

In spite of everything, you showed us a side of Bangkok few of us will see ~.still Charming and uniquely suburban Thai.

I think it's fair to say Pat's videos are the absolute best in terms of preparation and delivery. Editing and content is first class. I watch more than a few content creators for Thailand and none come close to Pat in terms of the end product.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron, if only those were qualities needed to get the most views!

@thegypsysoul

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat sorry mate that wasn’t the take away I was hoping you’d get from that.

You are an asset to anyone traveling to Bangkok! Keep up the great work Pat 👍🏽

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Christian.

To see how old districts are been demolished for shopping malls and condos is very disappointing. The old Bangkok is changing so fast and not for the better

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

I can't keep up with it!

@knockknock1246

Жыл бұрын

You will own nothing and like it. Agenda 21. Have you seen this yet? m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/haaqzsl-YZrZgaw.html

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

@@James-MV And many canals too. Many main roads used to have a khlong alongside that was filled in then the road widened.

@andywarne963

Жыл бұрын

The area shown though has been derelict for years. When my wife was younger (grew up Lad Phrao 62) she was banned by her parents from going to soi 55 as it was a "bad area". That was 40 years ago so redevelopment is long awaited!

I have a bone to pick with you. My original plan after lunch this afternoon was to work in the front yard. However, I got caught up with watching your well done videos. You have definitely honed your presentation skills throughout the years. I'll do the yard work tomorrow. Thanks.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much George, and I'm sorry to disrupt your DIY!!

"It's complicated" - And that's why we'll never leave

Your review of the airplane graveyard and it’s visitors, priceless 😂

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Story of the plane: www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/mystery-inside-bangkoks-creepy-aeroplane-boneyard/news-story/b068441d26443680e63541424fd0a793

That guy was playing some great Isan music what a bummer it stopped. After all these years Bangkok is still a confusing mess for me. Most often I am just trying to get from one side to another and leave. But after watching your channel all this time now I have a list of places I really want to visit. Thanks to you, Gary and a few others.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

I do have the full song the guy played, but I couldn't play it all of course, he's there most days all afternoon. Good luck when you next get to Bangkok, it's not the unfriendly city outsiders keep thinking it is!

@destinationsunknowntheroadsles

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat Compared to any other city in the world I agree. For Thailand not the biggest fan of Bangkok Thais.

I love this video clip because I've done exactly this a few times. I just boarded the first bus that came along. I pay what 12-18 Baht and just enjoy the ride wherever it takes me. Of course it's darn humid and hot. Even air con buses don't always provide relief. So I have visited different parts of Bangkok, off the beaten path, had yummy meals for 30-40 Baht and found my way back after half the day exploring. Cheap and great way to get familiar with Bangkok.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lawrence, l got a video coming soon on the bus network in this city

I like the red busses , more funky. Best tour of BKK there is . Get on and ride the whole route

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It's a roller coaster sometimes, except when it rains of course!

I was in Pratumnam in the early 70's --wonderful experience! Stayed at the old 'Asia Hotel'---I think it only had about 70 rooms in those days? Hardly any traffic issues! Good memories!

I used to live in Bangkapi, it is busy but a great little area and has everything you need. Easily accessible from the airport by car and not too many tourists either.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Its pretty much self contained, everything there. Tourists going there must be lost!

I watch every Video 3 or 4 times. First for "Whats new" - 2. For the infomation, -3. For the special "Bangkok mood". -4 . for the music. Thank you.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, thanks!

Whoa... you're brave. Fun adventure snake and all !

Really enjoying these videos. I made a mistake when buying a condo in Pattaya 15 years ago, and took the bus to BKK weekly for the city and the nightlife. Totally hate that boring bus journey, but love the city of angels.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

When a decent train service starts running the journey will be more pleasant!

I went to the plane grave yard about 8 months ago and the young lad from the family come around with me.. helped me carry my camera and was even my camera man for a few shots haha It was crazy hot and didn't end up putting the video out in the end.. I learnt quickly about trying to film at 12 mid day from then onwards though

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

You mean 12 midday in the blazing heat? That can be quite unpleasant as you know mate. I actually prefer the cloudy dull days for shooting.

Really enjoyed this Pat ..

Excellent selection of cats.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Good selection I'll agree, far outweighing the dogs.

Great stuff , Pat - I loved how you incorporated the yapping dog into your story - great story telling , mate !

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Paul, that dog was a pain in the arse, for sure. Those were real takes, not staged!

I love the cat with the T-shirt at the beginning of the video.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

That cat belonged to a foodstall nearby...must have been hot!

Awesome episode enjoyed from the Windy City!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott! Glad you liked it, hope you're well!

Love ur vids great delivery and cinematography

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Stan.

Excellent. Enjoyed this.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ed!

Another great video! I used to live in the Bangkrapi area back in the early 90's, on Lard Phrao Soi 130 in the Sasiprapa-gym, which was, and is, a Muay Thai/Boxing gym. The airplane that you were looking at, at one time, (if it is the same one that I remember,) was advertised as a steak restaurant. I don't know if it was open or not, as I never did eat there; but I do remember passing it on Lard Phrao Road. There used to be 3 Thai-Boxing gyms on Chok Chai 4, the Por Pongsawang camp, the Binsinchai camp, and the Petchmuangtrad camp, and quite a few towards the Minburi area, such as the Detchrat camp and the Sor Ploenchit camp. So at one time, there used to a lot of Thai-Boxers in that area on Lard Phrao Road, Bangkrapi, and Minburi.

Another awesome video

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks !!

Great video as ever Pat, thanks for your efforts. I will say it again this is really broadcastworthy stuff from you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks DB, for the kind words mate!

Thanks for another idea , when I return to Bangkok in October I'm going to try to learn the bus system.

On a plane ✈️ right now (with internet) and my family. Can’t wait to get back Pat. Love your work mate - quality.

Stay save on all of your ways discovering new locations for us !!! Pad , our funky geography teacher !!!!!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully I don't dress like the typical geography teacher!

Pat I really enjoy your videos.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louis.

So much construction in Bangkok it’s unbelievable to be honest,,,great video again Pat,,,

Thanks! Did not know about that apps. Very handy.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Very handy but I've noticed that you need to subscribe to get the full use of the app, 130 baht but that's nothing.

Getting lost leads to discovery. 🙂

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

I discovered the plane graveyard, I knew it existed already but I'd forgotten about it until it just appeared as I walked along the road....

Never a dull moment hey Pat!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

None at all Bill, thanks!

Krungthep… one of my favorite places ever.

Thanks !! Very inspiring 👌

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas.

Thanks Pat great video

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

Great video - you have to explore.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Exactly Nick! It's gotta be done.

you are first class reporter

great video, Thailand bound spoke about you yest and it brought me here… totally different from his content but its brill

Nice one Pat, my experience with buses in Thailand takes me back to the early eighties catching buses from Bkk to Isaan and back. We called them the orange crushers, very basic, no soft seats or AC. First time I got on one I sat up front just behind the driver, a monk sitting up the back came forward and told me where I was sitting was vey dangerous and to better to move to the back. I soon realised what he was trying to tell me. I still have photos of up turned buses dotted along the highway. Most of them as a result of a head on crash.

@kittenastrophy5951

Жыл бұрын

The monk probably told you that the seat behind the driver is reserved for monk. It's the seat having least contact to all other passengers for the reason that monk have to avoid physical contact with female passengers. This is common practice to have reserved seat for monk in Thai bus.

I really like your channel, it shows us the way of life of Bangkok’s people. ชอบช่องของคุณมากๆ ขอบคุณแพต

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

Thanks Pat - very interesting vlog as always. Chok Chai looks quite pleasant - at least the canal looked pretty clean! I remember a few years ago stumbling across a semi derelict public housing estate somewhere off the Phetchaburi Road and was struck by quite how grim it appeared (the sort of place I was used to seeing in the ex USSR but somehow it felt really out of place in Bangkok). I also remember taking (and recording - very shakily) the bus between Victory Monument and Saphan Kwai - the drivers definitely give their Egyptian counterparts a run for their money!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

That canal was pretty clean, if you compare it to the filthy oily ones! But still dirty.... The bus footage was very hard to shoot, shaking like hell, can't put the camera near any surface due to the vibrating, so I was lucky I got some steady shots to put in!

Another great video, amzing footage, thanks for the music at 4:25 I'll miss old good Bangkok

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

That's a track simply called '80s retro' that I use. Send me an email and I'll send you the mp3 file, not for public use of course.

Once again, a very original and interesting video :-)

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Dominique.

My part of town! Chok Chai 4 is the name of the area. Its not actually Chok Chai Soi 4. The sois run off Thanon Chok Chai 4. The part you showed is just the Lad Phrao end of the township which runs many km northwards, with its own fleet of little buses and is mainly low-rise houses including some really nice contemporary ones, and virtually none of the usual 60's concrete shophouses. Chok Chai 4 (the part away from Lad Phrao Road) is one of the most upmarket areas in Bangkok. That area around Lat Phrao soi 55 has been derelict for years, there used to be some dodgy nightclubs there with huge neon signs on the roof. But still in 55/1 is the amazing Papaya Studio which is like Greenwich Market in London but 10 times bigger and better. The yellow line monorail will change everything.

Really enjoyed the vid😀

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much.

Good stuff Pat, always learning new stuff from your Vlogs. Ta

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Terence!

I have some students who live in Cook Chai 4. I was impressed with the neighborhood. There are really nice gated communities that resemble the classic San Francisco house architecture. I will say most of Chok Chai 4 is a bit rough around the edges. Highlights are definitely the Chinese temple, great coffee, and great food.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Rough around the edges but still charming I think, will be back to shoot more when I do Lat Phrao Road Part 2.

Hi Pat! Not sure but, that jumbo may have come from Thai Orient. They went bust and two ended up here in Phitsanulok years ago. They Sat on the tarmac until one was dismantled and the other was just sitting. Not sure of any details.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Story of the plane: www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/mystery-inside-bangkoks-creepy-aeroplane-boneyard/news-story/b068441d26443680e63541424fd0a793

@kittenastrophy5951

Жыл бұрын

I've heard and believed the same, Orient Thai.

Old Bangkok's lack of zoning ordinances created many mixed use areas that are getting very run down and old looking. These places are scattered everywhere but still have a unique charm....... but some not so much.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It's an adventure finding these places still!

I really liked the look of the Chok Chi market. Those markets are a must for any place that I live.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Great food there Martin, which is of course to be expected!

great video Pat, that snake you saw was probably a green pit viper.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, whatever it was, I'd rather not see one ever again mate!

I would not dare to ride the bus in Bkk but this video will give me the courage! Thanks!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It's ok if you stick to the map!

Cheers Pat 😎✌🐉🇨🇷

Great video Pat, after being in Bangkok a few times I decided to try and figure out the bus routes and found some of the routes to be very handy. When I was there a number of the routes were free, I think it had something to do with the death of the King.

@kittenastrophy5951

Жыл бұрын

No, nothing to do with the last king devotion. It's a policy by some government to draw votes from the urban poor. I don't judge whether it's right or wrong.

I love a good BangKapi vid - that was often as far as we’d venture INTO Bangkok 😆 other than a trip to MBK or Central World. Many a day day spent in and around the Mall 😎❤️😎❤️

I don't think you've convinced me to rely on the Bangkok Bus system yet Pat although that app is a big help if one day I become desparate ;-) The cycle of urban decay followed by the continual renewl of Bangkok always amazes me as featured in many of your videos. I guess what they are building now to replace the old will itself be abandoned and demolished in 10 or 20 years time. Another great vlog Pat.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that Chris, it's worth a try but occasionally at first.....

Ahhh Pat loved this. Like back in the 80s get up on a Saturday morning get your BMX and head out for a day exploring London or any area and just go with the flow. Great vlog you cracked me up with the mall story 😂😂 nice one

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jimmy, we used to ride all the way to Enfield on our BMX's from Finsbury Park, then visit Halfords for some ''free'' spare parts and ride back, those were the days.....

Good one sir 🙏 next time I come to Thailand I want to retrace back my paths... not just Bangkok but also Isaan... thanks 👍

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ivan, always fun to retrace old journeys

Havingt Spent about 10 days in Ben Kapi, i discovered it's hidden Gems. Here are sone insiders tips 1.Tae the CANAL TAXI to downtown. the canal has some beautiful stretches ripe with nature, mosques and interesting communions between residents and the water. (homemade bridges, rough-shod canal canoes, creative fishing nets). You can take the canal taxi all the way to downtown for a handful of silver. 2. Some amazing outdoor-themed restaurants that offer a grandiose experience. at the far end of Ramkanhaeng road. Very Romantic. ...that's all i got.

super fun! It would be a hoot to go on an exploration quest with you!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, if you book a tour there is definitely a planned route in mind, unless requested otherwise of course!

@marksoler7338

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat When I get there, for sure.

nonthaburi has potential to get lost...even u know your way around...hours and hours in no aircon buses...rain....heat...rain again...mix it with a 10 chili somtam at a stall next a busy intersection ...voila u got a bkk experience as authentic as its gets...the mall bankabi the ONLY human way to reach it is the boat....and it take ages...

In pre-app times, taking the bus in Bangkok surely was an adventure....but a nice adventure!

@JohnMitch

Жыл бұрын

Every tourist armed them selves with the famous 10 baht bus map sold in every hotel. in the day millions of those bus maps were sold. The publisher must have made a fortune

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnMitch It's all I had back in the day but a colour one came out, stopped seeing it a few years ago...

Thank you for the music! Or was is the reconnection to LoS? Never mind that.. I keep binging your videos and I do enjoy all the information and history.. but the humor with which you report it all with is what keeps bringing me back! I'd have you report a bit from outside of Bangkok too, though.. I think Rayong could use a bit of that Dry, on point wit. ;) Again, thank you! I truely enjoy your videos! /D

I have never understood Bangkok's geography. I'm not altogether surprised even its long term residents get confused!

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Since I've done the videos I've gradually learned the geography, but still a challenge!

@andrewfrancis4462

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat Perhaps an idea for a video, Pat? Bangkok's physical lay out and orientation.

Been visiting Bangkok to see/stay with the wife's family for 18 years, still too nervous to venture much past the end of the soi! The noise, langauge, heat, smells and general chaos are too much an assault on the senses for me but fun all the same.

Great video Pat, you really were in the boondocks, that’s wild West Country, at least you survived 😂😂😂

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

I know Lat Krabang and Minburi very well now, even did a Minburi video! Cheers Richard.

Pat. The airplane graveyard is one of the locations in Barry Eisler's "The Night Trade" which I recommend.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, Richard.

I had a girlfriend who lived in Bang Krappy in the early nineties on the odd occasion I would go to her house was near impossible to get a taxi to venture that way - at any price such was the traffic back then! Bangkok quickly becoming a "Smart City" in the future people will realize this meant Prison for the masses, all will be registered, tracked and taxable.....

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Canal still the fastest way Chris, except when it's raining and the canal water level rises...

Most places I visit I like to walk around to get to know the place. I've never really been able to do that with Bangkok. Just getting my bearings has always been difficult.

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You’re in my neighborhood! 😮. The area around The Mall and Happy Land is loud and congested …. I prefer to think of it as exotic and exciting 😂. Happy land has tons of food… and Tawanna night market is next to the mall also.Thanks for the videos 😁

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you're happy in Bangkapi! I have a fondness for the area, not because it's beautiful or pleasant, I just like the ambience and charm of all everything coming together in one place, soon to be connected by rail to many places! Cheers!

@andywarne963

Жыл бұрын

I have spent many hours in The Mall Bangkapi in Coffee World waiting for my wife to shop! I have always wondered what Soi Happy Land is all about, being a great name for a road but never ventured along there.

@bangkapihappy8295

Жыл бұрын

@@andywarne963 Go to the second floor in the mall… walk out front and cross over Lat Phrao on the skywalk. There are two buildings across the street with an alley connecting them. The food is at the bottom across the alleyway . As for the wife and shopping ….Condolences 😂.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

@@andywarne963 Used to be a theme park called Happy Land nearby that closed in 1979, strange story about it here: www.nightmarketbangkok.com/happyland-bangkok/

Love all that area . .lived across the road from choc chai sie during the 90's. Used to do the thing of getting on random buses and seeing where I ended up ,was fun times👍 Bus number 8 fan bus ...only for the hardcore 💪💪 The Mall Bang Kapi used to have a cracking water park up on the roof💦 ....not sure that's open these days though 🤔. Went back to lardprao last month .....geesh ,that SkyTrain is imposing! Great vid as always Pat 👍

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

The Mall waterpark isn't open as far as l know, Lat Phrao around Central has changed a lot in the last 5yrs.

@theymademedoit6814

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat yup ....even more concrete around that bit ,than there was before 🤔😐 keeping SCG in noodles if nothing else ✅

Been 4 weeks now in Bangkok and I learnt the number of the bus home from Victory monument. 538 to Rangsit, there almost no foreigners here just the way I like it 😄

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear that Stefan, keep riding those buses!

Bangkapi Mall is where many BKK bus routes interchage, so you can just about find any local bus in that area going to any other area of BKK. My stomping ground is Minburi further east from Bangkapi. That old 747 seems to be getting less and less.... the bottom half of the fuselage and the interior seems to have disappeared . Maybe its being sold off bit by bit on an internet auction site

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

You're right John, the plane and it's contents are diminishing rapily compared with photos a couple of years ago. The residenst may well be selling it off bit by bit!

On the plane graveyard I saw it mentioned on a british made Bangkok doco. It was apparently a Thai business man who had them put there many years ago. It was supposed to be a themed restaurant experience but either money ran out or he just went broke. Dont know his name or the year but there must be an interesting back story there .

Great video as always! Thanks for bringing us back! @0:12 what track opens the show I have heard this song countless times. I am sure it is a classic. Any idea how I can find out more?

Continue from the page below The bus transportation looks Pretty saved to me was also Air Conditioning on the busses it's is looks convenient and saved if you Live in the city I think it is an excellent for transportations For the city.

Some great Thai bars in Lat Krabang - lots of students and people who work at the airport. About half a dozen in the area next to 72 Race & Bar.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It's not a bad place to live either, you'll soon get used to the planes, I lived under the Don Muang flight path in the early 2000s, took about a month to get used to the noise!

@naughtynightlifeasia857

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat near Paseo Mall and Robinsons Lat Krabang you’re not on any flight path. Perfect Place has houses for 60m baht!

I was there pre-covid and also wondered the origins of the planes. If you look at the wallpaper still attached in some areas of the planes it might give you an idea of where they are from, country etc.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Story of the plane: www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/mystery-inside-bangkoks-creepy-aeroplane-boneyard/news-story/b068441d26443680e63541424fd0a793

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Lovely opening credits Pat. As a kid Pat, we would buy a red bus rover ticket and spend the day up west and visit all the free museums. Starting at the Angel, Islington. We’d spend about 25 pence for the ticket. Food we managed free at London transport depots. Great days. Thanks mate

@TheMadaccountant

Жыл бұрын

Indeed well put for a video about being lost in Bangkok, opening with a music instrument which is so far from Bangkok that my wife didn't even know what it's called until I told her it's a phin.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jack, we used to ger a Red Bus Rover, was 60p then, and ride all day long, fun days! We started at Finsbury Park.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMadaccountant I had to put that guy in the video, such a cool calm guy who's there for a few hours each day, I gave him a donation and he knew I was filming him of course. The music is a bit far out but so was I.....

You almost there!! Srinagarindra Seacon Square mall has an awesome cats cafe.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

I'll be walking there very soon Jira.

@andywarne963

Жыл бұрын

Ooh when the Yellow Line opens I will be able to jump on a train outside our apartment and get to Seacon in minutes!

I never get tired of eating the Kow Kai Moo here in Thailand, and also the Kow Mun Gai. 🤣

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

That one l had was from a very old couple and it was fabulous!

Public Transport Networks are important 555

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, no getting lost on them new trains!

Do one on ban mo and the flower market off memorial bridge end stop nr 8 ,go to the floral cafe

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

Flower market could be fun....thanks

Thank you. That's me old 'hood ! I was north of Lotus Bangkapi in Soi Lad Prao 107 in the neighborhood of RB Uni. It's changing a lot since they started on the subways. It was always a bit scruffy, but it looks worse with all the construction going on. From the formerly not so good Nasa Vegas Hotel up Ramkhamhaeng Road to Mall Bangkapi and left up Lat Prao Road to the intersection with Phahonyothin and Vibhavadi Rangsit roads was my 'hood. I think I would continue to like it more if the only ways to get to the city center were by khlong boat on Saen Saep, by car, or by taxi and buses. It gives it a remote feel ! BTW, Mall Suites isn't the only local hotel.

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

It's always been scruffy with urban decay and noise but these places have a kind of raw charm for some, and I lived in Nasa Vegas for 6 months over 20yrs ago, and then along Petchaburi Road. You get accustomed to all the activity and when you're established, it can almost be fun at times, unless you want a bit of peace and quiet of course! Cheers!

@inindian

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat I stayed at the Nasa Vegas once for a few nights some years ago. It was then very cheap but had pretty awful rooms. I think the monthly rentals were on the other side of the City Line. Its saving grace was a reasonable all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast !

@BangkokPat

Жыл бұрын

@@inindian I lived there when the block opposite was being built, I had a shabby old hotel room, stank of old cigarettes and no balcony, old TV. My own fault though.

@inindian

Жыл бұрын

@@BangkokPat My room there was of reasonable size, but likewise no accessible balcony. It was about 5ft by 3ft, but the window to it was bolted shut and was chicken-wired over from the balustrade to the top ! Gorgeously secure ! ;-)

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Just to update you Pat on the Airplane Graveyard. I had been chopped and completely removed from it's location. From what I see, it looks like new building will be erected on that spot.