Again best journalism for Bkk. Your fans should all meet you one time a month at a nice place for a coffee. Everybody like your vlogs. Could be fun. More and more people become lonely in Bkk:).
Many Thanks! You mean live streaming a meet up for a coffee? Could be interesting but there would have to be a central topic or theme......that will work better when people are able to travel a bit easier into Thailand too, as I'm sure there are a few who are counting down those days! Not a bad idea at all
@@BangkokPat Pat, are you still willing to give this idea a go? Travel into Thailand is pretty straightforward now. I think a good topic would be something like "if you were mayor and could implement one policy to improve Bangkok, what would it be?"
I love going to the Saxophone Pub there! As a musician myself I have friends who play there from time to time and always great talent on stage! It was a bit annoying when they were Covid testing everyone before letting them in though.
what I really love about your channel is that you not only show us Bangkoks past, but that you are also documenting the present situation. For that matter I hope you will travel to Thonburi one day, because I think with the arrival of IconSiam and the BTS Gold Line a lot will change on that side of the river in the near future. As for people biking around Victory Monument....only crazy Dutchmen do things like that :D
Appreciate the kind words, Hans. Thanks mate. I did notice a few female fans running after him on his bike but they were too fast for me to get on camera. Thonburi will get a video very soon, I assure you of that.....the area is popular and you aren't the first to mention it. I spent time living near the BTS station in an empty shophouse (looking after it) and had some experiences in that area, back in 2002.
Not a bad area overall, bit noisy and I probably wouldn't live close to the Skytrain. Some nice houses along those sois, except the one that fell down of course
Yes I did forget to include some photos and old footage from the Saxaphone Pub and Heap. Had the clips edited and ready but was a bit ruhsed. Shame. Didn't visit Phayathai Palace as it only seemed to open at erratic times. Was thinking about showing some hospitals but hardly exciting. So gave them a miss.
Your work is perfect !!! BBC world is coming soon to recruit you. Please say no to them. The big luck loves little things. Cheers from Berlin. All luck to you
Pat...your work is absolutely outstanding. This is professional quality material. These productions are completely on a higher level. I’m trying to explain it clearly...this is at a professional “production crew” level. Standing ovation from the Windy City!
Thank you Scott, great area to shoot, and noisy though. I will tell you a little known fact, and I work alone, there is no crew. I set up the tripod and stand in front of it, certain zoom shots are done in post production. I think I'd drive anyone mad if they had to come with me filming stuff!
The Condodesign from the 60s are really.... not nice ;) But the Lizard was a really beast. I like the idea to check the streets in an area. Sometimes you will find some hidden gems. Sometimes not.
Thanks Franko, It's a bit of a running joke really, the designs are hideous but were based on art deco that was trendy in the early 60s in Thai architects. Some of it worked....I always have hundreds of photos I took but don't use, some gems! But they'll all go on the website when it's ready in the next month or so.
One “thumbs down” haha ... you can’t please everybody. Another nicely researched video and thank you for sharing this area in such a well presented piece. When we are fortunate to travel and “ go home “ each year we always end up eating somewhere near Victory Monument and my wife reminds me of hanging out in the area after school (obviously not for quite a few years now). You’ve asked for possible topics in the past. Christian places of worship in Bangkok may be interesting ? And their history. The relocation of Lumpini Stadium to Ram Intra. Keep up the wonderful work :-)
Cheers mate. Can't please everyone. Maybe they want more shopping malls, temples and cooler places, there are thousands of those videos already. The videos aren't about me, it's through what I film and content. I do my best! I do make a point of including religious places that are out of the ordinary but Victory Monument was lacking a bit in that department, unless I missed them all. There was the deaf Christian fellowship place I took a snap of in Soi 5 and that's about it in this one. I'm currently shooting the Lumpini/Ngam Puphli/Suan Plu area and will include the demise of the stadium/suanlum night bazarr and other places that have been razed there, and that will mean a trip to the new stadium in Ram Intra as to show where it is now. And I'm a boxing fan so it'll be as in depth as running time allows.
Pat, i thought you would mention the famous Jazz Cafe by Victory Monument. Thats a long standing institution. I had some fun nights there. Your videos are absolute wonderful. Thank you.
Hiya, thanks for the kind comment. You know what, I completely forgot to put it in. I took a few photos and had some old ones too and during editing I was busy with other stuff at the same time, so Saxaphone got left out. A few people have mentioned it and I feel a bit silly!
@@BangkokPat Yes Saxaphone......thats it. Whenever I think of Victory Monument I always think of the jazz bar. I was there last in 2006. No worries, you pack enough in and cant get every place listed. I love more the random information you include and the historical detail that goes way back. You have a real talent and I watch every video noting down places of interest for my next Khrung Thep adventure.
Cheers Nat, was preoccupied for a while with the 2 nightlife videos, Nana and Washington Sq But it's back to the hard work and travelling round the city. Love It! Happy belated new year by the way!
@@BangkokPat Happy belated New Year to you too. Maybe one day you'll come to my neighbourhood - Muangthongthani. Yes, it's a concrete jungle but it has quite a few secret gems. Also having Impact right there is a great bonus. I could help you with some info if you want (but I don't want to be on camera 555). If you're still in Chatuchak area, you can get a van to Muangthong from Mo Chit.
@@natalierangkla The area around Chaengwattana I wanna do would include that area and I will, eventually get round to it, and with the MRT pink line being built and now theres an extentsion into Muang Thong Thani so there's a good chance it will be soon. UA-cam advise me to double my content now as well!
Thanks! Three places I saw were doing a healthy trade, which is nice to see. Intended to return for a bite but that's on hold for now until after my detox. After all the time spent there shooting I need to get Victory Monument out of my system!
Thanks Owen, one of the most fun videos to shoot, the disorganised chaos of that area had a lot of charm, although I wouldn't live there, discovered a great Indian food place as well!
The names of each block of the street in Bangkok usually Called By the names of the streets whatever the street names that is . Nowadays name by the soi for me instead of street names what the hell is going on I'm lost. What Bangkok trying to be Like European countries or The united States.
Victory monument 🎉love that place! And about 200 ish other places i easily reach from there 🙏 for 15 baht to Mo Chit busstation by bus if you want to escape Bangkok for any reason 🤔
Thanks for you many interesting videos. I am a Jesuit priest and was hoping that this video will also cover our community (Xavier Hall) and the church of St. Francis Xavier located at 43 Ratchawithi 12 Alley, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok. I wonder if the SJ Cafe is still existing? It used to be visible from the BTS coming into Victory Monument station. Enjoyed your video nonetheless
Refreshed my memory of living near this monument for the last two years. Phayathai Palace seems to be opened in the usual daytime, and the cafe of it is great in atmosphere and price also. For food, besides boat noodles, I will think of Eat Am Are, a cheap local chained steak house, as well as Roti Sai Mai, Thai roti wrapping long sugar strings, and I still suspect it has some relations to the previous van terminal to Ayutthaya, which is also famous for the same roti.
We're regulars of Eat Am Are, very good value. I forgot to add their picture in there. I never fancied living round there although I'm a regular visitor. Used to be a lot more street food all over the place in the 2000s. Luckily it won't fall victim to the modern shopping complex syndrome sweeping and sterilising the city as it's already too crowded.
I’ve been binge-watching your videos after seeing you on Thaiger, from oldest to the modest recent. My only slight negative comment would be that it would be nice to be orientated on where the places you talk about are on the map, as I have to sit with my iPad looking at the map while I watch on the tv. So I’m so happy to see you’ve added it from here :) Keep up the excellent work! It’s truest appreciated- bkk is still an amazing city and your videos are making me hungry to explore it more when I return!
Nice video sir that's my building soi 7 @ 7:22 Yes soi 3 best soi but comes at a higher condo rental. Moved here 2005 (bought Gov. Auction), there was no King Power Duty Free, no Century The Movie Plaza, no Rythym condo (soi rang nam ) , no IDEO (next to BTS). Minimum Rent here used to be ฿25k before pandemic. Opposite my condo building in your video shows VENUS sign on front wall of house owned by rich jewelry family who have moved out and converting as office. They have shop over at Witthayu rd lumpini. BTW it's RajaPRArop rd, I have been corrected many times myself. Selling/buying other side of Rajaprarop rd difficult for residents/owners concerned Gov. will take land for Orange line. You're brave to walk down dark alleys at night. Stay safe🙏 subscribed✅ liked👍 @Globalnewsth
Thanks Lindsay, very nice of you. Yes. the dreaded pronounciation, the inconsistent spellings. All in a days work. I usually hope nobody notices! I enjoyed the 2 weeks I was around shooting this, sadly didn't get to interview the management of Siam Computer, our schedules clashed and as they're the longest running teaching agency it would've been great. Funny that you mention the Venus house, I just finished shooting around Lumpini/Wireless and I saw that jewellers you mention. It had to be that one as it was the only one I noticed there! I don't suppose you hear the trains and noise any more, you get used to it after a while. I live high above the BTS and still hear them, I've also lived by the main railway and under Don Muang flight path in the old days when the big planes landed at 12-6am. Hope you enjoy some of the other locations I've done! Pat
Pat, another great vlog mate, your pieces to camera are superb, you should have been a journalist ! To me the markets and particularly the night markets are what fascinates me about SE Asia. I remember the first time I stumbled across the flower market on one of my late night walks , I spent Three hours just wandering around the place. Thanks for making these fascinating videos. Maps are great for referenceing too.
Thanks a lot Charles, great that you appreciate the camera work, I do try my best! That whole night market and Phahonyothin Soi 1 is a self contained community, one of which must be hundreds around this city, like a world many don't get to see. The flower market is a great place and when I went last time everyone was so nice and smiling at me....it was Valentines day!
Thanks mate, and you're putting me to shame with your efforts at Thai. Well done mate, GF loves watching and commenting how much better it is than mine, and I'm half but I wasn't raised here and nobody spoke Thai at home after the age of 11.
Thanks Geoff, glad you appreciated it, had trouble finding any really old traffic footage in the area. Would've thought there would be a lot more available.
WOW! Informative video and interesting places to explore next time I am in Bangkok! I am now a subscriber! Thanks for all the hard work to do this video! Cheers from Alaska!!
Hello Alaska! Great to have you on board, glad you like it, that's a fun area to explore, very noisy as you can see, but I prefer going around these areas than places like Ari or Thong Lor, more interesting..
Jaoroen is a great guy. I had it in mind when I saw a guy on an old bike in the middle of all the cars and I thought ''who the hell would have the balls to even ride near here'' that's when the idea came up!
Thanks Dick, very nice of you to say so. As for subs, I feel a change is due. Possibly make the text yellow on a black background? That's the most visible I can make it, may well try it on the next one. Wait and see when it comes. But might just leave text white. Will change background though. If that made any sense!
I just found your channel because I am looking for things to do in bangkok when I am able to come.....You're information is excellent I sub to your channel
Thanks Elfie, happy you've found the channel. There's many locations I've done in the last year so I hope they can keep you bust while I'm shooting, my vids take a bit longer than others due to the way I shoot, but I'm sure you'll understand!! Welcome!
Fantastic stuff as usual Pat. Have been almost binge watching your vlogs recently. Think you may need to change your name to 'Bangkok Cat' though with all the furry felines on film lol. Cheers mate!
Thanks a lot! I'll do a dog appreciation bit in a video soon but they don't really like being filmed as much as cats. Got a new video tonight about the old City part of Bangkok!
Love seeing all these everyday places! as they all have some character behind them, keep up the good work pat , who knows when i'll be able to return ?? catchya...
Thanks Steve, I'm trying to dig about in these areas for extra stuff! But makes each shoot longer than planned. But it's fun. Keeping fingers crossed that this vaccine roll out happens sooner than later and we can get some kind of old normal back again. Take care mate catchya soon!
Yes it is a scruffy area around Victory Monument. But is the van station gone now? I appreciate your ambition to find odd ways to odd places. Also in the dark. I feel we are related somehow.
Thanks Lars. The vans are now run by the city and not private, there's a proper station in Mo Chit next to the bus terminal. Some shorter routes remain at Victory Monument, but not many.
@@BangkokPat Thanks for info. But the location of the bus station is not ideal. The taxi drivers here are experts at driving a long distance 15 minutes to the bus station from Mo Chit BTS. Instead of 5. This is the only area in Bkk where I have felt being cheated by taxi drivers.
Pat , I was never able to find a good map of Bangkok. Can you put one together . Road in Bangkok is too confusing , can’t read it in Google map. With BTS ,MRT, roads, and soi etc. people will buy it.
not unless you are a kid thats only 3 feet in size, they attack humans. They are so domesticated over the centuries of living near people, they dont even bother to attack cats. Lumpini park as you know has 100s, very rarely it attacked any tourists nor humans in the past. They do eat ducks and rats and at times road kills as I have seen.
Pat, BTW love your videos, have binge watched the lot, almost. A quick question about your favourite Indian restaurant. I Once lived close to it on Soi Rangnam with mother of my son, so know the area a little. Anyway flying into BKK on 8th December and Mother of son coming down from Isaan to meet me (after my day’s quarantine). Anyway the reason I mention all of this, is because I once introduced her to Indian food, and now she is obsessed, I am convinced she is only coming to meet me to get some Indian meals. I am thinking of leaving the usual haunts and paying the Stay café a visit, purely on your recommendation What makes it special for you ? Would love to know, can’t risk an angry Issan girl, she’d never forgive, after the long bus ride down.
@@BangkokPat Alas what with arguing with the EX, never made it, ate a not so good one down in Phahurat, but am back in November, without meeting Ex in BKK, so I will make sure I get there this time
Again best journalism for Bkk. Your fans should all meet you one time a month at a nice place for a coffee. Everybody like your vlogs. Could be fun. More and more people become lonely in Bkk:).
Many Thanks! You mean live streaming a meet up for a coffee? Could be interesting but there would have to be a central topic or theme......that will work better when people are able to travel a bit easier into Thailand too, as I'm sure there are a few who are counting down those days! Not a bad idea at all
@@BangkokPat Pat, are you still willing to give this idea a go? Travel into Thailand is pretty straightforward now. I think a good topic would be something like "if you were mayor and could implement one policy to improve Bangkok, what would it be?"
I love going to the Saxophone Pub there! As a musician myself I have friends who play there from time to time and always great talent on stage! It was a bit annoying when they were Covid testing everyone before letting them in though.
As always great information, history and b-roll! This video should have WAYYYYY more views!!! Great job Pat!!!
what I really love about your channel is that you not only show us Bangkoks past, but that you are also documenting the present situation. For that matter I hope you will travel to Thonburi one day, because I think with the arrival of IconSiam and the BTS Gold Line a lot will change on that side of the river in the near future. As for people biking around Victory Monument....only crazy Dutchmen do things like that :D
Appreciate the kind words, Hans. Thanks mate. I did notice a few female fans running after him on his bike but they were too fast for me to get on camera.
Thonburi will get a video very soon, I assure you of that.....the area is popular and you aren't the first to mention it. I spent time living near the BTS station in an empty shophouse (looking after it) and had some experiences in that area, back in 2002.
Thanks for the tip regarding The Stay Cafe . They really do serve delicious Indian food with excellent service at reasonable prices.
Great to hear that Dylan. They are definitely a cut above other more expensive places around BKK
I really like your videos, history and present mixed together. Again, thanks for showing.
Thamk you Lars, it's a pleasure, that area is one of the noisiest I've ever done a video, it's non-stop!
I think the rather vivid colour of the apartment building in Soi one must win some kind of chromatic award!
Not a bad area overall, bit noisy and I probably wouldn't live close to the Skytrain. Some nice houses along those sois, except the one that fell down of course
Great help with maps! Hope you do that all the time 👍 and always thanks for awesome videos!
Thanks! I liked making that video, a challenge because that area is notoriously noisy!
Yes I did forget to include some photos and old footage from the Saxaphone Pub and Heap. Had the clips edited and ready but was a bit ruhsed. Shame. Didn't visit Phayathai Palace as it only seemed to open at erratic times. Was thinking about showing some hospitals but hardly exciting. So gave them a miss.
Saxophone Club is my favourite music venue in SEA!
Your work is perfect !!! BBC world is coming soon to recruit you. Please say no to them. The big luck loves little things. Cheers from Berlin. All luck to you
Thanks! I hear BBC World don't pay much anyway and I don't fit their criteria to work for them!
Yowza! Really great stuff! Many thanx!
Thanks! Great fun place to shoot a video!
Great video - sweet dig at GTM too. Love it!
Cheers! I thought of that and called him on the spot. He sent me a voicemail and I sampled it!
Pat...your work is absolutely outstanding. This is professional quality material. These productions are completely on a higher level. I’m trying to explain it clearly...this is at a professional “production crew” level. Standing ovation from the Windy City!
Thank you Scott, great area to shoot, and noisy though. I will tell you a little known fact, and I work alone, there is no crew. I set up the tripod and stand in front of it, certain zoom shots are done in post production. I think I'd drive anyone mad if they had to come with me filming stuff!
The Condodesign from the 60s are really.... not nice ;) But the Lizard was a really beast. I like the idea to check the streets in an area. Sometimes you will find some hidden gems. Sometimes not.
Thanks Franko, It's a bit of a running joke really, the designs are hideous but were based on art deco that was trendy in the early 60s in Thai architects. Some of it worked....I always have hundreds of photos I took but don't use, some gems! But they'll all go on the website when it's ready in the next month or so.
Great video, I really enjoy them - nothing out there like them I can see. Thanks for putting in the time & effort 🙏😎👍🏻
Thanks again Simo, glad you enjoyed them. Maybe nobody else can be bothered to wait by canals for lizards or sneak up on cats to get the shots!
@@BangkokPat sounds fun to me 😎
Great informative video, just found your site via your 'short' on Global Travel Mate 'Mates' video.
Many Thanks, appreciate the kind words. Hope you get around and like the content, not as many videos as GTM but I'm still in the embryonic stage!
One “thumbs down” haha ... you can’t please everybody.
Another nicely researched video and thank you for sharing this area in such a well presented piece.
When we are fortunate to travel and “ go home “ each year we always end up eating somewhere near Victory Monument and my wife reminds me of hanging out in the area after school (obviously not for quite a few years now).
You’ve asked for possible topics in the past.
Christian places of worship in Bangkok may be interesting ? And their history.
The relocation of Lumpini Stadium to Ram Intra.
Keep up the wonderful work :-)
Cheers mate. Can't please everyone. Maybe they want more shopping malls, temples and cooler places, there are thousands of those videos already. The videos aren't about me, it's through what I film and content. I do my best! I do make a point of including religious places that are out of the ordinary but Victory Monument was lacking a bit in that department, unless I missed them all. There was the deaf Christian fellowship place I took a snap of in Soi 5 and that's about it in this one. I'm currently shooting the Lumpini/Ngam Puphli/Suan Plu area and will include the demise of the stadium/suanlum night bazarr and other places that have been razed there, and that will mean a trip to the new stadium in Ram Intra as to show where it is now. And I'm a boxing fan so it'll be as in depth as running time allows.
Pat, i thought you would mention the famous Jazz Cafe by Victory Monument. Thats a long standing institution. I had some fun nights there. Your videos are absolute wonderful. Thank you.
Hiya, thanks for the kind comment. You know what, I completely forgot to put it in. I took a few photos and had some old ones too and during editing I was busy with other stuff at the same time, so Saxaphone got left out. A few people have mentioned it and I feel a bit silly!
@@BangkokPat Yes Saxaphone......thats it. Whenever I think of Victory Monument I always think of the jazz bar. I was there last in 2006. No worries, you pack enough in and cant get every place listed. I love more the random information you include and the historical detail that goes way back. You have a real talent and I watch every video noting down places of interest for my next Khrung Thep adventure.
You are absolutely stunning vlogs!
Thanks May, that was a nice but noisy area to explore, especially catching that lizard on camera was fun. I'd never want to live around there though!
Nice to see you back, Pat. Hope all is well with you
Cheers Nat, was preoccupied for a while with the 2 nightlife videos, Nana and Washington Sq But it's back to the hard work and travelling round the city. Love It! Happy belated new year by the way!
@@BangkokPat Happy belated New Year to you too. Maybe one day you'll come to my neighbourhood - Muangthongthani. Yes, it's a concrete jungle but it has quite a few secret gems. Also having Impact right there is a great bonus.
I could help you with some info if you want (but I don't want to be on camera 555).
If you're still in Chatuchak area, you can get a van to Muangthong from Mo Chit.
@@natalierangkla The area around Chaengwattana I wanna do would include that area and I will, eventually get round to it, and with the MRT pink line being built and now theres an extentsion into Muang Thong Thani so there's a good chance it will be soon. UA-cam advise me to double my content now as well!
@@BangkokPat That's great! Yes The Pink Line, once it's completed, will really help things in the area.
Another great video. You can’t pass on some Boat noodles when you’re at Victory Monument.
Thanks! Three places I saw were doing a healthy trade, which is nice to see. Intended to return for a bite but that's on hold for now until after my detox. After all the time spent there shooting I need to get Victory Monument out of my system!
Great video Pat. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks Owen, one of the most fun videos to shoot, the disorganised chaos of that area had a lot of charm, although I wouldn't live there, discovered a great Indian food place as well!
That's were another great videos very interesting to learn about it's different
Places . an excellent jobs
Filming from you .
The names of each block of the street in Bangkok usually
Called By the names of the streets whatever the street names that is . Nowadays name by the soi for me instead of street names what the hell is going on I'm lost.
What Bangkok trying to be
Like European countries or
The united States.
Victory monument 🎉love that place! And about 200 ish other places i easily reach from there 🙏 for 15 baht to Mo Chit busstation by bus if you want to escape Bangkok for any reason 🤔
Thanks for you many interesting videos. I am a Jesuit priest and was hoping that this video will also cover our community (Xavier Hall) and the church of St. Francis Xavier located at 43 Ratchawithi 12 Alley, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok. I wonder if the SJ Cafe is still existing? It used to be visible from the BTS coming into Victory Monument station. Enjoyed your video nonetheless
I did talk about that in a later video in that area!
Refreshed my memory of living near this monument for the last two years. Phayathai Palace seems to be opened in the usual daytime, and the cafe of it is great in atmosphere and price also. For food, besides boat noodles, I will think of Eat Am Are, a cheap local chained steak house, as well as Roti Sai Mai, Thai roti wrapping long sugar strings, and I still suspect it has some relations to the previous van terminal to Ayutthaya, which is also famous for the same roti.
We're regulars of Eat Am Are, very good value. I forgot to add their picture in there. I never fancied living round there although I'm a regular visitor. Used to be a lot more street food all over the place in the 2000s. Luckily it won't fall victim to the modern shopping complex syndrome sweeping and sterilising the city as it's already too crowded.
I’ve been binge-watching your videos after seeing you on Thaiger, from oldest to the modest recent.
My only slight negative comment would be that it would be nice to be orientated on where the places you talk about are on the map, as I have to sit with my iPad looking at the map while I watch on the tv. So I’m so happy to see you’ve added it from here :)
Keep up the excellent work! It’s truest appreciated- bkk is still an amazing city and your videos are making me hungry to explore it more when I return!
Thanks for the tip, I've been in Makkasan this last week shooting things for the new video and taking pictures before it gets dug up and developed.
A well put together video on the history of the Victory Monument area. Keep it up!
Thanks a lot mate, It's a hostile area on the senses, but worth the risk!!
Nice video sir that's my building soi 7 @ 7:22
Yes soi 3 best soi but comes at a higher condo rental.
Moved here 2005 (bought Gov. Auction), there was no King Power Duty Free, no Century The Movie Plaza, no Rythym condo (soi rang nam ) , no IDEO (next to BTS). Minimum Rent here used to be ฿25k before pandemic. Opposite my condo building in your video shows VENUS sign on front wall of house owned by rich jewelry family who have moved out and converting as office. They have shop over at Witthayu rd lumpini. BTW it's RajaPRArop rd, I have been corrected many times myself. Selling/buying other side of Rajaprarop rd difficult for residents/owners concerned Gov. will take land for Orange line.
You're brave to walk down dark alleys at night. Stay safe🙏 subscribed✅ liked👍
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Thanks Lindsay, very nice of you.
Yes. the dreaded pronounciation, the inconsistent spellings. All in a days work. I usually hope nobody notices! I enjoyed the 2 weeks I was around shooting this, sadly didn't get to interview the management of Siam Computer, our schedules clashed and as they're the longest running teaching agency it would've been great. Funny that you mention the Venus house, I just finished shooting around Lumpini/Wireless and I saw that jewellers you mention. It had to be that one as it was the only one I noticed there! I don't suppose you hear the trains and noise any more, you get used to it after a while. I live high above the BTS and still hear them, I've also lived by the main railway and under Don Muang flight path in the old days when the big planes landed at 12-6am.
Hope you enjoy some of the other locations I've done!
Pat
Thanks Pat. 👍
Great area to shoot in, enjoyed walking around there. Thanks Bill👍
Pat, another great vlog mate, your pieces to camera are superb, you should have been a journalist ! To me the markets and particularly the night markets are what fascinates me about SE Asia. I remember the first time I stumbled across the flower market on one of my late night walks , I spent Three hours just wandering around the place. Thanks for making these fascinating videos. Maps are great for referenceing too.
Thanks a lot Charles, great that you appreciate the camera work, I do try my best! That whole night market and Phahonyothin Soi 1 is a self contained community, one of which must be hundreds around this city, like a world many don't get to see. The flower market is a great place and when I went last time everyone was so nice and smiling at me....it was Valentines day!
Great job Pat. Your vids are always interesting and well made. Love the old historical shots.🍺👍
Thanks mate, and you're putting me to shame with your efforts at Thai. Well done mate, GF loves watching and commenting how much better it is than mine, and I'm half but I wasn't raised here and nobody spoke Thai at home after the age of 11.
Nice video I was hoping to see a little of boat noodle alley which I once visited
Thank you very much! I didn't notice that it was even there any more....No boats anyway!
@@BangkokPat Ok Pat I will have a look next time
Bloody great video Pat and fantastic old footage on here,,
Thanks Geoff, glad you appreciated it, had trouble finding any really old traffic footage in the area. Would've thought there would be a lot more available.
WOW! Informative video and interesting places to explore next time I am in Bangkok! I am now a subscriber! Thanks for all the hard work to do this video! Cheers from Alaska!!
Hello Alaska! Great to have you on board, glad you like it, that's a fun area to explore, very noisy as you can see, but I prefer going around these areas than places like Ari or Thong Lor, more interesting..
Jeroen does stuff on a bike that blows me away!
Jaoroen is a great guy. I had it in mind when I saw a guy on an old bike in the middle of all the cars and I thought ''who the hell would have the balls to even ride near here'' that's when the idea came up!
@@BangkokPat perfect drop in.
Great video. May I suggest that you change the colour of your subtitles to make them more prominent. It might just be me, but I kept missing them.
Thanks Dick, very nice of you to say so. As for subs, I feel a change is due. Possibly make the text yellow on a black background? That's the most visible I can make it, may well try it on the next one. Wait and see when it comes. But might just leave text white. Will change background though. If that made any sense!
Wow I am surprised you mentioned Global Travel Mate :) Your styles and level of coverage couldn't be more different :)
Thanks, GTM is a friend, a decent down to earth guy. Apart from our analyics, we have a lot in common!
good boat noodles down there tho
All closed when i was around there, but I keep hearing about how great they are.
I just found your channel because I am looking for things to do in bangkok when I am able to come.....You're information is excellent I sub to your channel
Thanks Elfie, happy you've found the channel. There's many locations I've done in the last year so I hope they can keep you bust while I'm shooting, my vids take a bit longer than others due to the way I shoot, but I'm sure you'll understand!! Welcome!
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Fantastic stuff as usual Pat. Have been almost binge watching your vlogs recently. Think you may need to change your name to 'Bangkok Cat' though with all the furry felines on film lol. Cheers mate!
Thanks a lot! I'll do a dog appreciation bit in a video soon but they don't really like being filmed as much as cats. Got a new video tonight about the old City part of Bangkok!
Excellent video. Thanks for letting me know about The Stay Cafe (I'm in Ari). I did expect to see Baan Ajarn mentioned.
Thanks Catherine! A few places had to go without a mention. Most of Rangnam looks closed when you walk along it in the evenings. Sad state of affairs.
Love seeing all these everyday places! as they all have some character behind them, keep up the good work pat , who knows when i'll be able to return ?? catchya...
Thanks Steve, I'm trying to dig about in these areas for extra stuff! But makes each shoot longer than planned. But it's fun. Keeping fingers crossed that this vaccine roll out happens sooner than later and we can get some kind of old normal back again. Take care mate catchya soon!
Now I'm hungry for kuay tiew rua moo
Yes it is a scruffy area around Victory Monument. But is the van station gone now? I appreciate your ambition to find odd ways to odd places. Also in the dark. I feel we are related somehow.
Thanks Lars. The vans are now run by the city and not private, there's a proper station in Mo Chit next to the bus terminal. Some shorter routes remain at Victory Monument, but not many.
@@BangkokPat Thanks for info. But the location of the bus station is not ideal. The taxi drivers here are experts at driving a long distance 15 minutes to the bus station from Mo Chit BTS. Instead of 5. This is the only area in Bkk where I have felt being cheated by taxi drivers.
Please tell me Saxophone still exists around there...
It sure does but I forgot to include a couple of photos I took.
Pat , I was never able to find a good map of Bangkok. Can you put one together . Road in Bangkok is too confusing , can’t read it in Google map. With BTS ,MRT, roads, and soi etc. people will buy it.
In 41/42 you'd think the French had more pressing issues...... oh sorry we were trying to resolve that little problem
Well, I obviously can't tell the full story about that because I'll get a whole load of sh*t about it from a certain sector.
@@BangkokPat looks like I've got some research to do !
You obviously enjoy a “Ruby Murray” so why not do a best Indian/Pakistani restaurant tour and review?😛😛😛
Good idea, I'll probably just stick to doing a video around Little India. There is a lot of good, and bad indian food in Bangkok,
not unless you are a kid thats only 3 feet in size, they attack humans. They are so domesticated over the centuries of living near people, they dont even bother to attack cats. Lumpini park as you know has 100s, very rarely it attacked any tourists nor humans in the past. They do eat ducks and rats and at times road kills as I have seen.
Pat, BTW love your videos, have binge watched the lot, almost.
A quick question about your favourite Indian restaurant.
I Once lived close to it on Soi Rangnam with mother of my son, so know the area a little.
Anyway flying into BKK on 8th December and Mother of son coming down from Isaan to meet me (after my day’s quarantine).
Anyway the reason I mention all of this, is because I once introduced her to Indian food, and now she is obsessed, I am convinced she is only coming to meet me to get some Indian meals.
I am thinking of leaving the usual haunts and paying the Stay café a visit, purely on your recommendation
What makes it special for you ?
Would love to know, can’t risk an angry Issan girl, she’d never forgive, after the long bus ride down.
Best vindaloo I've had, chicken tikka too. And it was the first place I found that didn't use much oil, in fact they use ghee, not oil.
@@BangkokPat thanks Pat look forward to trying there haven't been rungnam area in 14 years
@@BangkokPat Alas what with arguing with the EX, never made it, ate a not so good one down in Phahurat, but am back in November, without meeting Ex in BKK, so I will make sure I get there this time
AFRMS you did not show us on Phoutin road. I know that is not the correct spelling. So please excuse me.
AFRMS? I'm not quite with you. Armed Forces......??
@@BangkokPat Armed Forces Research Medical used to be the old SEATO Medical Labatories.
Love this stuff!! Stay Sexy,Happy n Safe
Thanks a lot Paul, and the same to you mate!
This video is a perfect demonstration of Bangkok's ugliness.
It's true. It can be an ugly imposing place. Even Ramkhamhaeng was ugly but it's just part of one road.