Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Than on Kh aosan i s a popu l ar t ou ri st st reet in
cen t ral Ban g k ok , Th ai l an d. I t i s locat ed in t h e Ban g l am ph u area abou t 1
k i lom et er n ort h of t h e Gran d Pal ace (Wat Ph ra Kaew) 'Kh aosan ' t ran sl at es
as 'm i l l ed ri ce' , a rem in der t h at t h e st reet was on ce a m ajor Ban g k ok ri ce
m ark et . I n t h e l ast 20 y ears, h owever, Kh aosan Road h as developed in t o a
world f am ou s ' back pack er paradi se.” I t of f ers ch eap accom m odat ion ,
ran g in g f rom 'm at t ress in a box ' st y l e h ot el s t o reason ably pri ced 3-st ar
h ot el s. Kh aosan sh ops sel l h an dcraf t s, pain t in g s, clot h es an d secon d-h an d
book s, plu s m an y u sef u l back pack er i t em s.