#floating market

Bangkok Day One.

Here are some shots I took on our first day. I fell in love with this beautiful city the moment we stepped out of our plane.

We started our itinerary right away and went to the floating market. Although we thought that this place was overall expensive, the experience was priceless! We also went to see the elephants which were such adorable creatures (please take care of them!).

I’m just glad that we were able to have this vacation! Had loads of photos that I will share soon! :)

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market ~ Ratchaburi, Thailand

Floating markets are quite common through Thailand, but never could you imagine something quite unique.

Prices are higher than most markets so don’t be afraid to haggle / barter your way to a better deal and then sit back relax while your guide nea slurs the long boat through the traffic; who knew rush hour exists on the water too.

#TrySomethingNew: Missing the floating market sunrise party

The tagline for South Kalimantan’s capital is “the city of a thousand rivers”, which is evident in Banjarmasin as the river is where some locals live, shop and even eat; it bridges small villages to another. 

On our last day in Banjarmasin, I knew I wanted to check out at least one floating market. At 6AM, we left for a floating market at Lok Baintan with our Grab driver who shared the same lack of knowledge of this floating market’s whereabouts.

We followed the map’s directions, only to find out that the roads were waaay too crazy for a small car to go through, and at that moment I knew we were gonna miss it. Even though 6AM sounds early, it’s hella late in terms of floating market time.

We got into a small village which was right next to the river, but saw very little boats carrying things to sell. It wasn’t until we stopped near a mosque and walked out to a little pier, and saw a group of boats hanging around.

The locals say we were too late (it was only 6.50!!!) and a lot of them left. We saw many boats passing by, and people heading home with their purchases of the day. Lots of bananas, fish and even food. If we were there much earlier, we could have rented a boat and be a part of the hype.

Oh well.