Whether you are visiting Bangkok for a few days or just a few weeks, there are many places to explore to your hearts content. And even though Bangkok is most notoriously well known for its seedy red light districts it is rapidly becoming a family friendly city and is quite safe for all ages.

With the the city's cheap and efficient transportation systems such as the Bangkok BTS Sky Trains and express river boats - getting around Bangkok is not hard especially if you are concerned about the language barrier. Though signs and addresses in Bangkok can be confusing, most of the street signs near popular tourist attractions are in English. You will often find helpful signs with arrows, a description and how many meters away.

The older and historical sections of Bangkok are found in Yaowarat, Rattanakosin and Dusit. These areas have points of interest such as Khao San Road, Bangkok Zoo, Chinatown, museums and the Grand Palace. This part of central Bangkok can be easily visited by using the River Express Ferry Boats that run up and down along the mighty Chao Phraya River.

If you have extra time in Bangkok another area worth taking a walk around in is along Thonburi, on the west side of the Chao Phraya River. The most notable attraction there is Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). While taking the river express ferry boat you will see that Thonburi as a lot of interesting Thai temples. Several popular hotels are on this side of the river as well such as the Marriott Resort & Spa and the super luxury Peninsula Bangkok.