The_Munchmaster Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 The Dubliner on Washington Square to The Emporium to catch the sky train. And to avoid walking up all those steps to the sky train I went into The Emporium and took the escalator up. :content: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadfly Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Because of all the crap in the air here, I wonder whether walking long distances in Bangkok does more harm than good. I'll run 6-8 K in Lumphihin in the early evening on the theory that the air is relatively cleaner, but I am not sure if I am just fooling myself. I have heard the level particulates underneath BTS stations and bridges is dangerously high. Having said all of this, I regularly walk from Thonglor to Asoke and have walked from the bottom of Sathorn to where Ekamai meets Petchaburi - in what passes for the cool season here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Because of all the crap in the air here, I wonder whether walking long distances in Bangkok does more harm than good. I'll run 6-8 K in Lumphihin in the early evening on the theory that the air is relatively cleaner, but I am not sure if I am just fooling myself. I have heard the level particulates underneath BTS stations and bridges is dangerously high. Having said all of this, I regularly walk from Thonglor to Asoke and have walked from the bottom of Sathorn to where Ekamai meets Petchaburi - in what passes for the cool season here. The air in BKK is extremely bad. I would never do outdoor sports there. I don't know if it got better in recent years, but during my first visit to BKK in 2003 got problems with my lungs and began to cough after walking more than 15 min.. PS: A decade ago I tried jogging in Tokyo, but after three days I had to give up after three days, because my lungs protested. Anyway, I wouldn't jog in my home town in Germany neither, except along the Rhine river which is close to my apartment, which seems to have much better air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 TH, thanks for the tip glad simon is doing great & maybe I should 'get out' a bit more myself too mind you my own trek from bkk to samut prakan (cross provinces!) was night time too - helps a lot with the heat or at least sun exposure maybe I'll try bkk -> nonthaburi next time!! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Suk soi 1 to Suk soi 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Cross provinces? I've walked from Bangkok to Nonthaburi and back many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon46 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 my longest walk was from Sukumvit 47 to the Montien hotel near Silom road. That was some years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Back in 2004 I walked from Mo Chit all the way back to Soi 33. It took some time..... Why? You spent more on shoe leather than a taxi would have cost. I was bored and wanted to see the city. Which I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Walked from Soi 22 to On Nut, then back. Wouldnt do it in hot weather, but it was reasonable in May-June last year. While it wasnt the 'longest' in terms of distance, staggering from Soi 4 to Soi 22 when hammered is far worse than any other bipedal adventure I have had in Thailand. Throw in the plane flight back to Oz later that day and its a formula for 36-hours-you-will-want-to-forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfmaz Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Asok to MBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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