Spending time in the Big City

Old Capital Bike Inn and Khao San Road feel like two completely different worlds that somehow coexist just minutes apart.

We chose to stay in this Inn just moments from the chaos. It is calm, thoughtful, and quietly charming. It feels like a pause button in the middle of Bangkok — leafy streets, creaky bikes leaning against the wall, and a sense that you’re being welcomed rather than hosted. Mornings are slow and intentional, with breakfast served like a small ritual instead of a rush. It’s the kind of place that makes you notice details: the light, the wood, the kindness of the people who run it. A soft landing in a busy city.

Then there’s Khao San Road — loud, chaotic, colorful, and unapologetically alive. Music spills out from every direction, street vendors call out, lights flash, and the whole road pulses with movement. It’s messy and fascinating, a collision of travelers, locals, curiosity, and energy. You don’t go there for peace — you go to feel the city buzz through your bones, even if only for a short walk.

Dishes of Scorpions , snakes and crocodiles being bbq’d in front of you. Endless markets to explore. And I do mean endless.
Last few hours of Thailand for us and we’ll be enroute to the homeland.Read more