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Bangkok is officially the ‘City of Angels’
As you may already know, Bangkok has the longest name of any city in the world, but locally it’s just called ‘Krungthep’ – ‘city of angels’

Bangkok is the most visited city in the world, and in our opinion it’s one of the region’s most exciting capitals. It’s a bustling, vibrant, cosmopolitan metropolis where countless adventures await.

The full name? Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

There’s so much to experience in Bangkok it can be hard to know where to start. There are temples to visit, markets to shop, street foods to eat and even jungles to explore.

If you learn how to say the whole thing we guarantee you’ll become an instant hero.

Bangkok is officially the ‘City of Angels’

It also has its own wildlife
You might not expect many wild animals to live in a busy city like Bangkok, but in fact there are plenty.

The full name? Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

It also has its own wildlife

Visit Lumphini Park in Silom, or even some of the quieter canals and you’re likely to see some water monitors slipping in and out of the water.

You might not expect many wild animals to live in a busy city like Bangkok, but in fact there are plenty.

There were so many in Lumphini Park that last year authorities rehomed some of them. Other critters you might see include house geckos, tokay geckos and tiny bats.

It’s a city of sois

Bangkok is oriented around major streets and canals.

It’s a city of sois
Bangkok is oriented around major streets and canals.

Branching off these are alleys called sois, which makes it relatively easy to orient yourself if you know what road you’re on

Having said that, some roads, like highways, are ridiculously long. Sukhumvit goes all the way from central Bangkok to Pattaya – a 90-minute drive away.

There is a three-headed elephant
Not quite inside Bangkok, but in neighboring Samut Prakan Province is the unusual Erawan Museum.

The museum itself is located inside a huge statue of a three-headed elephant, and comprises three levels of art and antiquities (hell, earth and heaven).

There is a three-headed elephant

You can see everything from Ming vases to sacred Buddhist iconography, and marvel at some ornate interior design.

Not quite inside Bangkok, but in neighboring Samut Prakan Province is the unusual Erawan Museum.

The museum was established by eccentric millionaire and patron of the arts, ‘Khun Lek’ Viriyaphant.

You can always be cashed up

You can always be cashed up
While in Bangkok you are never more than a block away from an ATM. Machines are rarely alone, either – they’re usually huddled in clusters with a few different banks’ ATMs.