Thailandโs capital is home to more than 10 million people, gleaming high-rise apartment blocks, traditional neighborhoods, modern shopping malls, and "bad" traffic.
As a travelling location-independent entrepreneur (sometimes called "digital nomad") is it a good base? How does it stack up against other noted digi nomad hubs such as Chiang Mai, Saigon, or Bali?
When in Bangkok, I make the use of the fact you donโt work nine-to-five and avoid the roads during rush hour. That aside, Bangkok has fantastic and cheap transport: buses and trains, as well as car and motorbike taxis, Uber, Grab, and tuk-tuks (which I usually don't use but they are useful for shooting video).
I live in condos fairly centrally near Thong Lo and Ekkamai along the BTS sky-train stations. On Nut is also popular. Here you can find good accommodations from $400+ per month.
Although it is more expensive than the rest of the country, Bangkok provides a thriving community of location-independent entrepreneurs, as well as a robust local business community.
Bangkok boasts all the amenities and nightlife of a modern metropolis with nearly the same friendliness of elsewhere in the Land of Smiles.
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Have you been to Bangkok? What do you think of the city?
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many nice memories from BKK.
if I had to pick one not-so-great thing, is the smell, but people said you get used to it .
I think the smell depends on which part of the city you are in :)
We were pretty central, but no big deal, after a while you tend to focus on others things... :)
Sometimes you get smells from the drains in BKK but it's not something I notice much. Too many good things about BKK :)
Yeah, @robcubbon I remember. Hopefully I will return to this part of the world sooner than later. :)
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How does it compare with Kuala Lumpur?
ooh, never been to KL, @richardingate, sorry!
It's a short flight from Thailand, a capital city, so has its drawbacks but I would happily live there again :)
Yeah, I must check it out when I get a multiple entry visa :)
When you do, this is truly the breakfast of the gods!
http://www.therakyatpost.com/life/foodie/2015/09/30/best-roti-canai-in-kl/
I'll check that out!
I'm kind of a digital nomad too and I love to live in Bangkok from time to time :) It's possible to find almost anything you need in BKK!
I know, I'm following you. Yeah, gotta love the convenience of big cities! :)
Bangkok is pretty awesome if you love a big city, you can do things really cheap if you go to some more rural locations. You cant go wrong in the land of smiles!
So true, @azfix, you can not go wrong in the Land of Smiles.