Why You Will Most Likely Hate Bangkok On Your First Visit

A lot of traveler's first impression of Thailand is Bangkok - it's cheap and easily accessible to the rest of the region by train or cheap flights so it made sense to start my trip there. I had heard a lot of negative things about the Thai capital - it's dirty, smelly, and full of corruption. But I kept an open mind as I got off the plane with my backpack strapped tightly to my...more