| Khaosan road or Khao San road (Thai: ??????????) | | | | travel agents are scams of some sort[citation |
| is a short road in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is | | | | needed], and travelers would do themselves wise |
| located in the Banglamphu neighborhood (Phra | | | | to use Thai public buses instead. |
| Nakhon district) about 1 km north from the Grand | | | | Crafts, paintings, clothes, pirate CDs, DVDs, fake |
| Palace with Wat Phra Kaew. It has developed | | | | educational diplomas, fake driver's licenses, food, |
| over the years into probably the most profound | | | | second-hand books and many other useful |
| worldwide example of a "backpackers' ghetto", | | | | backpacker items are among the common goods |
| with cheap accommodation compared to other | | | | traded along the road. |
| areas of central Bangkok. The accommodation | | | | Khaosan road has in recent years also become |
| varies from 'mattress in a box' style hotels, to full | | | | popular among local people, especially artists and |
| Western-standard luxury. | | | | art students. The road hosts a number of pubs |
| Many tourists use Khaosan road as their base for | | | | and bars, where people of many nationalities |
| exploring the rest of Thailand as there are many | | | | meet and discuss their travels. Khaosan and the |
| direct coaches from the street to virtually all | | | | streets nearby are also Bangkok's center of |
| major tourist destinations in Thailand, from Chiang | | | | dancing, partying and splashing water during Thai |
| Mai in the North to Ko Pha Ngan in the South. | | | | New Year (Songkran festival) on April 13 to April |
| Many visitors will also take advantage of the | | | | 15. |
| abundance of relatively cheap travel agents to | | | | It is one of Bangkok's most vibrant streets, host |
| arrange visas and transport to surrounding | | | | to people from around the world. One Thai writer |
| countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and | | | | described the road as "a short road that has the |
| Malaysia, though many (if not most) of these | | | | longest dream in the world. |