Arriving in Bangkok - Thailand

Bangkok – Thailand 2026

We are in the year 2026 and the next vacation was approaching, raising the question of where to go.

As I believe that the world is upside down, I sought a destination of peace and respect.

The latter seems to be sadly declining in the oh-so-beautiful West. I had three weeks, so I decided once again on Thailand. Why? Because it's simply beautiful!

I booked a flight and found the royal class, Emirates. And then on all four legs, an A380. What could possibly go wrong? Not the slightest idea did I have that a week before departure,

two mentally deranged fools would bring the world a bit closer to the abyss again.

So nothing helped, the bombs dropped, and the airspaces closed. A solution was needed. It came five days before departure when I discarded Emirates and Thai Airways came to the forefront.

So here I was on the A350 of Thai Airways, rolling towards the runway. It took the last turn and accelerated immediately. One might think that our pilot simply wanted to get out of here quickly. The next good 10 hours took us over Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Myanmar directly to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. With the metro, I quickly headed to Phaya Thai, took a few steps around the corner, and used bus line 72 AC for another 15 minutes to Thewes, where my lovely Sawatdee Guesthouse was located.

Of course, I arrived there at 8:30 AM, but check-in wasn’t until 2 PM, as they promptly informed me. I hadn't slept on the plane, all three parts of Hangover seemed more interesting to me. So I tossed and turned for the next 60 minutes in a chair (how am I supposed to endure this for 5 hours?) and then decided to go have breakfast in the nice front coffee area. Afterwards, the dear old boss came to me and took me to my room.

In the afternoon, I gathered my strength again and walked to the nearby Thewes Pier. From there, I took a taxi boat to the beautiful Wat Arun, one of the most beautiful temples in Bangkok, in my opinion, right on the Chao Praya River.

The next day, I first went over to Wat Lang Market and visited the neighboring Wat Rakang Temple, which was also beautiful and radiating tranquility. I then took the boat to Sathorn Pier, where I switched to the Silom Line metro and was pleasantly surprised when I waited and spotted the Sathorn Unique Tower (also a ghost building) directly across the street, which I had wanted to visit several times. It became famous because it was never completed in the 90s during the economic crisis. It still stands today in its unfinished state, and it cannot be torn down because ghosts have moved in, beings whose wrath one does not want to attract.

After three stations, I now left the Silom Line and took another bus. The last 2 km were on foot, and I reached the lovely little green Poomjay Garden. A wonderful new discovery here, a fruit I had not yet known. Its name: Bilimbi. As big as a date, it is refreshingly sweet-sour. Afterwards, I visited the already visible Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen Temple. Here stands or sits, I dare say, the largest Buddha, estimated to be at least 60 m high.

The funniest scene of the day was a white parrot sitting in front on a moped. Everything seemed normal, except I was quite astonished.

Beautiful world, beautiful Thailand!

Kop Khun krap