Bangkok by Night and Day - The Grand Palace, Chao Phraya Riverboat and Elephant Parade

We show you around Bangkok and a few of the main attractions in the area. We go to the Grand Palace to see the Emerald Buddah, it's not made of Emerald, by the way. We show you the complex and how to buy tickets. Remember to come early. We then take you on an evening cruise down the Chao Payah River on the boat Wonderful Pearl. We show you what it's like to go under the crazy low bridges and the river lit up at night. We then show you some images from Elephant Parade and their #artofchang exhibit at Seacon Square Mall. Apply for a Thai E Visa here: https://www.thaievisa.go.th/ Nomad Life Bangkok Edition: https://youtu.be/5r2kx96T4QE Royal Blossom train to the Death Railway: https://youtu.be/jF0zpOWksoM#bangkok #bangkokthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #emeraldbuddah #grandpalace #wonderfulpearl #grandpearl #elephantparade #seaconsquaremall #artofchang #travel #globalnomadtravel #worldtraveller #worldtravel #slowtravel #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #retireearly #retireearlyandtravel #financialindependenceretireearly #digitalnomadlifestyle Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Heading to the Grand Palace 02:30 The Grand Palace Complex and it's 3 zones 02:56 The Emerald Buddah 04:41 Zone 2, The Royal Palace and the King 07:11 Heading to the River City Complex 07:53 Wonderful Pearl arrives 09:08 The Food onboard 09:48 The Temples at Night 10:05 Watch your head and Thai Dancing 12:10 Elephant Parade at Seacon Square Mall #theartofchang 13:36 Moshi 14:04 Thanks for watching Hi we are James and Helen and we are Global Nomads. We are a pair of British Expats that decided to retire in our early 50’s to travel the world full time. In 2004 we left Leicester in England to live in Davenport Florida and set up a Flower Shop. We brought our 2 Rottweilers along for the ride and they had a great life in the sun. Through all of the trials and tribulations that involves (Recession, COVID, Hurricanes, Inflation and everything else) in 2023 we sold that flower shop, our house and our car to become nomadic. We sold everything we own aside from some items in our storage unit mainly photos and a few keepsakes. We made the decision to be carry on only so while we do swap out our clothes dependent on the season and where we are going we travel light. In April 2024 we set off with 10 million credit card points and the money we had saved to become Global Nomads. We plan to use the credit card points to travel until they run out and will then start to spend our money on accommodation. So in the first 2 years or longer we will primarily be in Hiltons, Hyatt’s, IHG and Marriotts as we have Hotel status with all 4. We are not budget travelers and will fly first class if it is affordable or we can get it for points. We will take cruises to help us go from a to b or geoarbitrage as it is now called and because we want great deals with special experiences plan 18-24 months out. We then fill in the gaps as we get nearer to the time. Helen has an autoimmune disease which makes walking hard and accessing doctors and bloodwork were a major concern on our travels. We will document the process of appointments, prescriptions, bloodwork and keeping on top of all of that when you are thousands of miles from your primary care Doctor We love Formula 1 so will be at races if they match our dates and plans. Helen travels with a Nikon camera so wildlife photography is definitely a passion, as with all photography it comes with a lot of heavy gear that takes up valuable space and weight! Life is short, we intend to see everything we can while we are young….ish We are here for a good time, not a long time. https://www.facebook.com/GlobalNomads93/ https://www.instagram.com/globalnomads93?igsh=emg1ZzkybnJyOXZv Email: globalnomads93@gmail.com