Bangkok Transportation

I’m not a good flier. Been scared of heights since I was a kid, and the least bit of turbulence paints a mental image of me plummeting to my death. I’m usually not THAT bad about flying, but when you hear a few small screams within the cabin it gets you thinking. This was with Thai Airways.

My cousin told me turbulence was normal, but he’s a frequent flier to Thailand and said this much turbulence was unexpected. Great, just my luck…

Let’s introduce breakfast, maybe this could take my mind off it. No, false. My cup of water was shaking like in Jurassic Park, and the meal was not appetizing. I miss IHOP. Point is I made it safe. Would I take Thai Airways again? Probably.

There were three modes of transportation that we used in Bangkok. One of them was the auto rickshaw or tuk tuk. It was a free service from the hotel to our second mode of transportation, the Bangkok Transit System (BTS).

There’s essentially only two directions you need to be familiar with if you’re taking the train. You’re either heading to Mo Chit.

Or going to On Nut. Yes, this is a good time to get our school girl giggles out now. Better? Good.

Inside look at one of the trains.

Here’s a detailed route map of all the locations between Mo Chit and On Nut. I spent a lot of time in Siam which I’ll talk about in later posts.

The final mode of transport was the taxi. I didn’t snap any photos, but just imagine a Toyota Corolla with an optional spoiler. However, I did take this inside a taxi. Apparently, if the driver can smell a foul odor and suspects that it’s you, they can deny you service immediately. No, not really. Don’t be so gullible. This driver probably had a lot of mishaps in his back seat that prompted him to put this up.