— Overview
The notes stay with five days in Bangkok in December 2016, from a midnight arrival to a palace in mourning clothes, and a budget written down to the won.
— Contents and key concepts
A night flight in December, and a guesthouse near the airport
The notes stay with a sudden trip to Thailand in December 2016. After looking up a country that would be pleasant in winter, the writer and a friend book tickets on the spot. The first photograph they describe is the land seen from the plane just before landing; the second is the food they kept praising all week.
The plan is a night flight on 8 December, arriving around midnight local time. It is late, so a guesthouse near the airport sends someone to meet them, and they spend the first night there. The next morning, after a simple breakfast provided by the guesthouse, the trip proper begins.
Wat Phra Kaew in mourning clothes, then the pool and the market
The first stop is the Grand Palace the notes call Wat Phra Kaew. Their first impression is bound up with mourning: many local people are in black for King Bhumibol, who, the writer says, had died not long before. The notes do not give a formal date of death; they fix the visit in December 2016. The day is hot and the sun fierce, so they do not walk every corner, and they move on after lunch.
Later days are split: afternoons at a hotel pool to escape the heat, evenings on Khao San Road or at a rooftop bar. On the second full day they visit Chatuchak Market, buy the hats they had agreed to buy, and, when their feet hurt, stop at a simple street-side foot-massage stall.
Three nights, five days, and a budget in won
The stay is three nights and five days, and only Bangkok. On the flight back to Seoul the writer is already thinking of a return that would include Ayutthaya, Pattaya, and Phuket — places they did not reach this time. The figures they record, as their own spending in December 2016, are these: airfare 338,000 won per person; lodging about 320,000 won in all, for one night in the guesthouse and two in a hotel, which they do not name; 300,000 won each in pocket money. The total they give per person is 798,140 won.
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Sources
- The notes, a student travel account of Bangkok in December 2016: a night flight on 8 December, Wat Phra Kaew in mourning clothes for King Bhumibol, Chatuchak Market, Khao San Road, three nights and five days, and a budget of 798,140 won per person.
Last updated: 15 November 2026
Frequently asked questions
When does the trip begin, and how do the first hours go?
The notes are a student travel account of a sudden December trip to Thailand in 2016. After looking up a country that would be pleasant in winter, the writer and a friend book tickets on the spot. The plan is a night flight on 8 December, arriving around midnight local time. It is late, so a guesthouse near the airport sends someone to meet them, and they spend the first night there. The next morning, after a simple breakfast provided by the guesthouse, the trip proper begins.
Where do they go in Bangkok?
The first stop is the Grand Palace the notes call Wat Phra Kaew, which they had heard no visitor to Bangkok should miss. Their first impression of the palace is bound up with mourning: many local people are in black for King Bhumibol, who, the writer says, had died not long before. The notes do not give a formal date of death; they fix the visit in December 2016. The day is hot and the sun fierce, so they do not walk every corner of the palace, and they move on after lunch. Later days are split: afternoons at a hotel pool to escape the heat, evenings on Khao San Road or at a rooftop bar. On the second full day they visit Chatuchak Market, buy the hats they had agreed to buy, and, when their feet hurt, stop at a simple street-side foot-massage stall.
How long do they stay, what does it cost, and what do they leave unseen?
The stay is three nights and five days, and only Bangkok. On the flight back to Seoul the writer is already thinking of a return that would include Ayutthaya, Pattaya, and Phuket — places they did not reach this time. The figures they record, as their own spending in December 2016, are these: airfare 338,000 won per person; lodging about 320,000 won in all, for one night in the guesthouse and two in a hotel; 300,000 won each in pocket money. The total they give per person, including airfare, lodging, and pocket money, is 798,140 won. They do not name the hotel.
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