Step off Soi 11 and onto the set of a Bond movie; a huge white room where the most gorgeous women you've ever seen descend staircases to furnish you with cocktails. Except they're not women at all, they're ladyboys.

This space-age building also contains a less sedate, but more conventional, club area. The usual smattering of sleazy westerners remind you you're in Bangkok, but it's all about a thousand light years from the Khao San Road. A world-class bar.

26 Soi Sukhumvit 11; www.bedsupperclub.com

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It's a tourist map with the emphasis on shopping. I agree with the postings that say it's useful, but don't rely on it alone. Unfortunately, Chandler's calligraphic excesses sometimes get in the way of simple navigation. She's good for telling you where the shops are, but she'd never get a job with Ordnance Survey.

Buy it in hostels and tourist areas.

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A roadside shed selling drinks, mainly to expats. Baht-pinchers may not find it excessively cheap, but it's a great place to stand for a few warm-up drinks before going off exploring. Handy for the Bed Supperclub.

Sukhumvit Soi 11;www.cheapcharliesbangkok.com;Close to Nana Skytrain

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Lovely hostel with huge double rooms, great buffet breakfast and friendly, professional staff. A better standard than most hotels, but with a real sense of charm and intimacy. Situated in a handy location away from the more obvious tourist areas (and opposite a great little bar called Cheap Charlies). Long-term left luggage facility too.

1/33 Sukhumvit Soi 11, in an alley by 7-Eleven.http://suk11.com (though site doesn't do it justice)The Nana Skytrain is just round the corner

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