Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. It is the centre of politics, economy, education, culture, and transportation. A large number of tourists often travel to Bangkok because there are so many attractions to visit. The other attraction is the friendly people and wonderful culture. Thai people are very generous; it is a family based culture. It is said Bangkok is one of the safest cities to visit.

Bangkok was founded in 1782 by the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty.  It is now the country's spiritual, cultural, diplomatic, commercial and educational hub.  It covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres, and it is home to approximatlely ten million people or more than 10% of the country's population.

The climate is influenced by seasonal monsoon. There are three main seasons; Rainy (May-October), Winter (November-January) and Summer (February-April). The average low temperature is approximately in low to mid 20 degree Celsius and high temperature in mid 30 degree Celsius.

For tourists, Bangkok has a feast of attractions to offer.  The city is dotted with 400 glittering Buddhist temples of great beauty and fascination, magnificent palaces, classical dance extravaganzas, numerous shopping centres and traditional ways of life, especially along the "Venice of the East" timeless canals and the Chao Phraya River of the "River of Kings" winding through the city.  It is worth taking a trip along its waters before exploring further into different canals to take a glimpse of old Bangkok.

The Thai cuisine can be ranked among the worlds best with an enourmous diversity in dishes. Rice is of course the main ingredient but western food is also widely available. When you just arrived in Thailand you will have to adjust to the Thai food, trust me don't go eating the most spicy curries straight away but gradually get used to them. Careful as it is a habit in Thailand to put entire chillies in the food, these are not for eating and remember: The smaller the chili the louder it will make you scream. Eating in Thailand is a social event, Thais therefore never order individual dishes but order a bunch of them and all share so if you don't like a certain dish you can safely switch.

Thais are one of the friendliest people you will ever meet, in general they are helpful and generous. There are however certain rules you have to know before you try to become buddies with a Thai. First of all, smiling will get you halfway already. If you approach somebody or just look at somebody just give them a friendly smile, in 99 percent people will return your nice smile, now they already like you since you look happy and open to them. The standard greeting is "Sawat Dii" (literally meaning good luck) and to be polite men add Krap and women add Ka to it.

There is probably no other city in the world with such a high concentration of attractive women as Bangkok, and certainly few where so many of these women are approachable by foreign men of almost any age and income bracket. A very high percentage of Thai women between the ages of 18-35 are very attractive. They are nearly all very slim, with tremendous shaped legs, have gorgeous colored skin which is as smooth as the Thai silk, long black hair and amazing smiles.