Canal Subway:

Faster than the Metro Trains with + 60,000 passengers per day

Informal Transit and Housing System in Bangkok

Saen Saeb Boat (2016 Model): Number: +70 boats Cost: 10 to 20 baht/person Speed: +30 Km/hr Capacity: +100 people/boat Horsepower: 360 to...

Sep 2, 2023

Motorcycle Taxi (Circa 2016): Number: + 200,000 vehicles Cost: 10 baht/person minimum Horsepower: 8 to 9 HP Coverage: 4 million...

Aug 19, 2023

These food trucks often started off as street vendors; then they got motorized and got bigger and turned into a truck with many variety...

Aug 11, 2023

Pink public buses are operated by entrepreneurs. Sometime they are called the "Bus Mafia". The driver’s 6-years-old daughter sleeps on...

Aug 11, 2023

Bangkok is a city of improvisation and impermanence. It’s a city of fast traders, sultry women, godfathers, hackers, heretics,...

Sep 23, 2023

Many people have heard from The Lonely Planet about Bangkok's street food in Buddhist Temples. But not many people know the going rate...

Sep 10, 2023

“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GO UP TO HIGH PLACES.” says the radio host. “REPEAT: PLEASE GO UP TO HIGH PLACES.” Shortly after the...

Sep 9, 2023

The process of Planning a Housing Cooperative (Video) The idea of co-ops is not new in Thailand; it exists for hundreds of years before...

Sep 5, 2023

A guerrilla theatrical troupe appeared. Within an hour, the sleeping 18th century fort came alive; instantly resurrecting the forbidden...

Aug 20, 2023