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 'backpacker paradise.”
It offers cheap accommodation,
ranging from 'mattress in a box' style hotels to reasonably priced 3-star hotels.
Khaosan shops sell handcrafts, paintings, clothes and second-hand books, plus many useful backpacker items.