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How Much?! Total Cost Of 5 Nights, 4 Days in Bangkok

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Tiani Travels
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6 min readSep 20, 2022

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Bangkok is a vibrant, lively metropolis, filled with exciting street life, delicious food and kind people 😄

Chinatown Bangkok, Second Tallest Buddha in Bangkok, Tiani at the Grand Palace — Photos by Author

This was my first time visiting Bangkok and everyone I’d spoken to who has been there says you’ll either love it or hate it. Honestly, after being there for 4 days I can’t say that I loved or hated it!

There are definitely parts of the city that I love, like the stunning temples, the delicious street food and the luxurious shopping malls!

On the other hand, I hate the air pollution in the city. I know this is inevitable due to over 10.5 million people living here and driving cars, tuk-tuks and scooters everywhere. But the air felt thick and dirty.

I also didn’t enjoy most of my interactions with tuk-tuk drivers. We would agree on a destination and a price for the journey, but when we arrived they would always ask for more than we initially agreed. It’s not a huge problem, it’s mostly just frustrating because they try to see if you’ll give them more money.

My partner Brett and I are travelling on a budget. We are trying to save money wherever we can, so this meant a lot of…

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