Shop the floating markets of Bangkok

“After the temple, we floated into the most hectic and busy part of the market. We could hardly row through without bumping into another boat next to us! People were selling fruits, food, and drinks out of boats — even boiling hot soup! [...] We made a necessary pit stop to refuel on Chang and bought the best mango I have ever had.”

“Approaching Ratchaburi province, I was matched up with a couple that arrived with a different guide, and we were led onto a longtail boat to cruise the canals and arrive in style at the markets. While I’d been on longtail boats many times before, I enjoyed this back-door tour into the lives of those living along the canals, likely the very vendors we’d soon see hawking in the market. The houses looked beautiful and peaceful and a world away from the cramped residences in central Bangkok [...] Though our boat driver was silent and stoic, I could tell when we were approaching the markets by the amount of boat traffic we encountered – a monk glided by in a dugout canoe, while a fruit seller in a straw hat stopped paddled by with a longtail overflowing with ripe mangoes.”