Quieter than tuk-tuks, more breezy than using the buses, cheap as chips, better sights and smells and much more in tune with what the locals do.

There are stops all the way up and down the river, they come about every five or six minutes most days

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First off, get a decent map. The bus map, available for 50 baht from Asia Books, is a good one. Next, head to the river and take a Chao Phraya river boat, either up to Nonthaburi, or down to the Skytrain station. Relaxing and cheap, with good scenery.

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A trip on Bangkok's exciting and smelly Chao Phya River is essential. Go to one of the piers near the grand palace with a couple of friends and ask for a trip across the river and along the canals. Be sure to tell them you don't want stop anywhere until Wat Arun. Don't be afraid to haggle and get a trip on one of the long boats which speed up and down the river. The canals are amazing, with wonderful little riverside houses covered in flowers and waving kids diving in the dirty water. Do it late in the afternoon and you get to see beautiful Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn) at sunset.

Piers are near to the Grand Palace, look at a map.

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