Khaosan Road
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Khaosan road or Khao San road (Thai ถนนข้าวสาร) is a short road in central Bangkok, Thailand, in the Banglamphu neighborhood (Phra Nakhon district) about 1km north from Wat Phra Kaew. It is popular among budget tourists for its relatively cheap accommodation compared to other areas of central Bangkok.
Many tourists use Khaosan road as their base for exploring a larger Thailand, some of them never go elsewhere in Bangkok except the street itself. There are lots of direct coaches from the street to virtually all major tourist destinations in Thailand, from Chiang Mai at north to Phi Phi islands at south.
Khaosan road in recent years is also popular among local people, especially artists and art students. Crafts, paintings, clothes, pirate cds, food and second hand books are among the common goods traded along the road.
The road also hosts a number of pubs and bars.
It is one of Bangkok's most vibrant streets, host to people from around the world. One Thai writer mentioned the road as "a short road that has a longest dream in the world."
Khao san means 'raw rice' in Thai. Before it became a tourist hotspot, the street was a major rice market for Bangkok.
External links
- Khao San Road (http://www.wikitravel.org/en/article/Bangkok/Khao_San_Road) at Wikitravelde:Khaosan Road