Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Thanon Khaosan is a popular tourist street in central Bangkok , Thailand. It is located in the Banglamphu area about 1 kilometer north of the Grand Palace (Wat Phra Kaew) 'Khaosan ' translates as 'milled rice' , a reminder that the street was once a major Bangkok rice market . In the last 20 years, however, Khaosan Road has developed into a world famous ' back packer paradise.” It offers cheap accommodation ,ranging from 'mattress in a box ' style hotels to reasonably priced 3-starhotels. Khaosan shops sell handcrafts, pain tings, clothes and second-handbooks, plus many useful backpacker items.