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Bangkok

Two weeks of motorbike taxis, malls and neon.

31 January – 14 February 2026

Sukhumvit 71

Chinatown →

The first week, a flat on Sukhumvit 71.

31 January – 6 February

Wednesday, 11:21 pm. The view from my window.
Wednesday, 11:21 pm. The view from my window.
Thursday, 6:20 pm. The Skytrain going past Soi 22, down the same road.
Thursday, 6:20 pm. The Skytrain going past Soi 22, down the same road.

Chinatown

← Sukhumvit 71Ratchaprasong →

Sunday night, Yaowarat Road, then the river.

1 February

8:30 pm. Tuk-tuks waiting under the neon.
8:30 pm. Tuk-tuks waiting under the neon.
11:28 pm, Asiatique. The big wheel, then a ship moored on the bank.11:28 pm, Asiatique. The big wheel, then a ship moored on the bank.
11:28 pm, Asiatique. The big wheel, then a ship moored on the bank.

Ratchaprasong

← ChinatownRama 9 →

The mall district, and two days working at Central Embassy.

2 – 4 February

Tuesday, 12:24 am. On the back of a Grab, past midnight.
Monday, 5:58 pm. Buses and bikes in front of CentralWorld.
Horses for the Year of the Horse, then a macchiato at % Arabica.Horses for the Year of the Horse, then a macchiato at % Arabica.
Horses for the Year of the Horse, then a macchiato at % Arabica.
Wednesday, 6:10 pm. Below, the empty grounds of the old British Embassy.
8:10 pm. Motorbikes waiting at the lights, under the skywalk.

Rama 9

← RatchaprasongBenjakitti Park →

The second week, a flat in Rama 9.

7 – 13 February

Saturday, 2:44 pm. The sky lounge, on the top floor.
Saturday, 2:44 pm. The sky lounge, on the top floor.
4:57 pm. The pool on the roof.
7:12 pm. The view from up there, at night.

Benjakitti Park

← Rama 9Victory Monument →

Wednesday evening, around the lake at Benjakitti.

11 February

6:44 pm. Bougainvillea along the lake.
7:21 pm. Night on the lawn, the fountains lit across the water.
7:21 pm. Night on the lawn, the fountains lit across the water.

Victory Monument

← Benjakitti ParkSiam →

Later that night, on the back of a motorbike.

11 February

11:30 pm, round the monument.
A minute later, an empty avenue under the Skytrain.

Siam

← Victory MonumentICONSIAM →

Friday evening, rush hour at Siam.

13 February

7:35 pm. The traffic, seen from the skywalk.
7:35 pm. The traffic, seen from the skywalk.

And what I ate.

I’ll be honest, I almost never photograph my food. When the plate lands, I eat. These four are the ones that survived.

Grilled chicken, first lunch
Grilled chicken, first lunch
GrabFood, past midnight
GrabFood, past midnight
Pad kra pao, rice and cucumber
Pad kra pao, rice and cucumber
Noodle soup, 11:20 pm
Noodle soup, 11:20 pm

ICONSIAM

← Siam

The last two days, across the Chao Phraya.

13 – 14 February

8:31 pm. ICONSIAM, from the boat.
9:33 pm. The river, from the ICONSIAM terrace.
9:33 pm. The river, from the ICONSIAM terrace.
Saturday, 4:07 pm. Some shopping before flying home.
Saturday, 4:07 pm. Some shopping before flying home.
10:40 pm. Ringside, on the last night.
10:40 pm. Ringside, on the last night.

End of the line

If you go

What I’d tell a friend before the trip.

Take motorbike taxis.

They slip through the traffic, even at midnight but be careful.

Bangkok

Work from Central Embassy’s sixth floor.

Open House: desks, a bookshop and coffee, linked to the Skytrain.

PloenchitBangkok

Cross the Chao Phraya to ICONSIAM at night.

Both banks lit up, seen from the terrace.

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Chinatown on a weekend night.

Shoulder to shoulder, from one end of Yaowarat Road to the other.

YaowaratBangkok

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A taxi at 7:30 pm.

Rush hour. Take the Skytrain, it runs above it.

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