{"id":1059,"date":"2026-04-08T09:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:51:51","slug":"bangkok-part-392","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/bangkok-part-392\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok, part 392"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, yes, I\u2019ve skipped over the Laos part, I\u2019ll get back to that at some point. TL:DR is that southern Laos is not as interesting as northern Laos, so I bounced back to Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what to do with an extra week here? Well, just explore, wander about, buy stupid stuff from the 7-Eleven at the end of the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Had breakfast in a place where they played NTWICM Summer Hits 1997 (or similar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walked along a walking street (?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walked along a regrettable street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Took a boat along the river<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bought stupid stuff from the 7-Eleven at the end of the street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1053\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6390-1-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6390-1-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6390-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6390-1-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6390-1-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6390-1.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ong Ang walking street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1055\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6391-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6391-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6391-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6391-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6391-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6391-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Art along Ong Ang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1056\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6392-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6392-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6392-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6392-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6392-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Housing along Ong Ang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1048\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6393-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6393-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6393-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6393-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6393-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6393.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Housing and canal along Ong Ang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1057\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6395-1-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6395-1-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6395-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6395-1-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6395-1-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6395-1.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man feeding many Corvidae in Mahakan Fort city park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1052\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6397-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6397-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6397-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6397-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6397-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6397.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mahakan Fort city park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1054\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6398-1-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6398-1-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6398-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6398-1-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6398-1-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_6398-1.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A black cat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ong Ang walking street is a bit strange. A couple of years ago I think they had a street festival here and wanted to promote the street sellers. But nothing much seems to have come of that. There is some street art, as promised, but it\u2019s not the East Side Gallery (maybe that\u2019s a good thing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regrettable street is the infamous Khao San Road. I thought I should see it, just once, and in the daytime it\u2019s just a bit sad. Lots of people trying to sell food, beer, North Face gear, massages, and trips to other touristy places. Plenty of western tourists (heavily skewed to young lads) and by nighttime I am sure all the worse for it. There\u2019s clearly a market for this; I am clearly not that market. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_1059\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"1059\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, yes, I\u2019ve skipped over the Laos part, I\u2019ll get back to that at some point. 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