Just got home from Bangkok. Scratched using a canal boat off my bucket list. Boarded a canal boat outside Jim Thompson House and took it to stop at Wat Saket. Attendant came around asking where I was going and quoted 12 baht. Super easy!

Excellent, you’ve given me a whole new insight for our next trip.

"It's great to know about the new route! I have never biked there before, so it's worth a shot. However, the pavement on Sukhumvit Soi 1 seems to be in bad shape, and there are many parked vehicles on both sides of the road, which makes the narrow street even narrower. Please be cautious when riding near the zinc roofs as they have sharp edges that can cause cuts to your skin."

Wow!!!wow!!! I love Bangkok... was there about 7 years ago... You say that you're living there for 15 years.... Wow!! Love watching your videos...

I like the new construction. Its great to see Bangkok improving, incredible city and I can't wait to visit again.

Interesting, i used this boat many times. The best transport from the east to the center

Very Nice to see your morning ride on the New Path from the Khlong Saen Saeb. 🙏

I will be there soon Jeroen with my bicycle. Thank😂 you very much🇸🇨

Jeroen, that's awesome you made a video of this. I've been taking regular walks along this route since they opened up the new path. I've walked to the left of where you started. The furthest you can go on foot in that direction (inbound) is just over the railroad tracks. Past that point there's no walkway on either side. A few points of interest to add: @7:35 On the opposite side of the bridge from Soi 11, there's a steel door which is open weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. That's at the back of Thanapoom Tower. It's a short walk along the side of the building to Petchaburi Rd. Turn left at the road, and there's Thanapoom Market. It's a nice, little market catering mostly to the office workers in the area. @13:00 That pier/area is known as "Mor Sor Wor" by locals and the staff on the canal boats. "Mor Sor Wor" is an abbreviation of the Thai name of the university: "Mahawitayalai Srinakarin Wirot". It's worthwhile to take a walk through the university if you're in the area to see if there's anything going on. There's a market on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. On some afternoons, food trucks set up shop around the field. @19:30 I've seen that same woman out there sweeping several times. She either takes a lot of pride in her neighborhood, or she has OCD. Maybe it's both. Whatever the reason, we could use more people like her. Good for you orange-haired lady! 👍😅 @20:00 On the right side, that little opening is the end of Sukhumvit Soi 49. In the afternoons, there are food-to-order shops and street vendors in that area. Walking in from the canal, there's a vacant lot on the right-hand side, around 50 meters in. In the early evenings there's a small market in that lot which caters to the locals (read "cheap prices"). There's a woman on one end of the market who sells Esarn food, so if you're hankering for some larb, nam dtok, or som tum, she's your go to place in the area. The end of Soi 49 is very easy to spot along the canal. Directly opposite is CLOUD Thonglor-Petchaburi. It's a tall building with a distinctive top. It looks like it might be a helicopter pad? At this time, the building stands alone, so it serves as a good landmark to get your bearings if you explore the maze of sois in the area. Last but not least, if you're near Thonglor bridge during weekday mornings, check out the cheap eats at Liberty Plaza. The entrance is right next to where the red, soi bus parks. "Khao gaeng" (Thai curry) dishes are 40-50 baht. There's a food-to-order shop on one end. The vendors in the center change day-to-day. The last few months there's been someone selling "khao soi", usually on Thursdays. He charges 40 baht for chicken khao soi, and 70 baht for the beef. Good for the wallet; good for the heart! 😄

Quite amazing how you go though the path with one hand.

Lived almost two years at the last stop on this khlong in Bangkapi . I would always get the boat at Pratunam going home because it was the only way I would get a seat 😂. Gets crowded at the end of the day for people going to Bangkapi. There’s actually an electric boat you can take from the last stop all the way to minburi.

By the way I'm glad to hear my home towns are finally being developed And looks absolutely amazing beautiful and the scenery looks great I Absolutely appreciate you for filling this area. An excellent jobs I love it and enjoyed.

Excellent bicycle video. Great to see the Khlong Saen Saeb this way.

The middle part up untill Thong Lo looks quite accessible apart from the things to prevent motorbikes 😅 The rest, good luck 😂

Back on the bike again jereon,,,,,peace and happiness 😊😊😊😊

Beautiful and interesting area. Peaceful too.

New revolution of BAGKOk beautifully congratulations

Thank you for sharing. It's great that you are now able to follow the path.

Jeroen, you made me reminiscent of my time of youth in Bangkok. Thank so much.

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Awesome bike ride!

THANK YOU for sharing this. some of these places really brought back memories when i was in BKK. and i REALLY WANT to try "canal boat ride" .. i didn't know this was possible beside the chao phaya option.

Great video GTM. I have often wondered how the path was along Khlong Saen Saeb. I was trying to see if I could ride my bike from Suvarnabhumi to Wireless Road along this path when I come to BKK to bicycle tour. Hopefully they will widen the entire path along the khlong.

Beautiful

Excellent vlog of the Khlong Saen Saeb. Very detailed and comprehensive. Thanks for showing us around Jeroen 😃👍🏼

The Other Side of Bangkok City...I Love it

Thanks for sharing. Nice that you can follow the path now.

Love it.

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THANK YOU Jeroen for sharing this new video. Khlong Saen Saep canal Ride. 👍👍

Thanks Jeroen! Always good seeing you on your long early weekend morning bicycle rides. I really enjoyed this video. So wonderful to hear the Asian koel birdsong too!

Nice video Jeroen about the new canal path, will try this out next time when I'm in Bangkok again.

At 24:58, there is a really nice coffee place with good atmosphere. If you are there when it's open, definitely give it a try

Dank je Jeroen, dat was weer genieten 😊

Great video! thank you 😍 Taking these boats (again) is definitely on my list next time I go to Bangkok. I tried it once 4 years ago, but only managed to get one stop 🤣We had to change boat and it was a bit confusing to figure which boat to use to get to our final destination + my friend had a bad leg so it was really tough to get off the boat since there were no stairs, so our boat adventure ended after 1 stop 😂 BUT will go again next time I visit.

Very nice and interesting tour you made😊

Good morning Jeroen 👋

The water is so clean now, used be filthy and bubbling, smell really bad.😂. Loved Bangkok in the 80s, culture and fun, food was incredible, over touristed now and alot of character gone😢. Koh Samui is ruined, just decimated, used to be cocoanut island, i am so glad i experienced Thailand in the 80s. Great video though.👍🦘

nice trip tough, thanks for the tour

Interesting video.

I often use the BTS to the National Stadium, the end of the Silom run and walk over to Klong San Saap near Jim Thompson's house. I use the klong to quickly get to the Old City near Wat Saket, the Golden Mount. You can get a tuk tuk to Chinatown or Grand Palace etc.

Thanks for the update. So they finally fixed this small part. That makes nearly 17 km continuous as you can go 5k further than Bangkapi. So bad there are too many stairs along Petburi. The Ramkhamaeng area is much better for that.

yes, a couple more feet of width makes all the difference, but it's kind of moot when the new space gets taken over by parked scooters and ad hoc storage space by the residents.

🎉🎉🎉 enjoy and have a good day in Thailand.

I just shared your content with a bicycle community on Facebook. However, I have a concern about the use of the pathways. People who live close to the pathways seem to obstruct their proper use. I have noticed chairs, food carts, motorcycles, and clothes hanging, almost blocking the way. There are also several speed bumps and barricades, likely built by residents. Despite signs indicating that motorcycles are not allowed, they are still using the pathway. This goes against the original purpose of building the pathway for walking and cycling.

a very cool video

I heard that the new parallel RAMA 9 bridge (at RAMA 3 road) will be ready for traffic in just a few months. Before the opening for traffic, they will allow people walk on the bridge, and see the view, and joy some memorable activities/festival such as food trucks, music, selfie, do marriage registration on the bridge, bring your own lock to make "Lock of Love" on the bridge. (during 14-18 Feb 2024, and 23-25 Feb 2024, at 4.00 pm)

Nice bike video as usual! Not that I would recommend it, but footage of you riding up that ramp and accidentally vaulting into the khlong would be spectacular.

They should one day build a bicycle path all the way to Chachoengsao where the canal meets the Bangakong river.Should be a beautiful ride.

Going back about 20 years ago, I was familiar with Saen Saep Canal which had black, dirty water. It smells bad and there is garbage floating everywhere. Efforts to improve the canal and solve the problem of dirty water have continued until now. Saen Saep Canal is considered to have returned to new life. It will not return to the same bad condition as before.

Usually I take the canal path from Bangkapi to Klong Ton then continue riding on Petburi Rd almost every day to work. After the new section opened I tried riding on it once. It’s nice but much slower than riding on the road.

33:50 Pedestrians can cross the canal at the gate but I don't remember if we have enough space to do it with a MTB... After this gate, you know that you can easily ride on the left side --> Mall Bangkapi, etc...

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Great video, thanks for that update. I will be there next week and want to try that walk. Could you have continued walking along the khlong past that lock if you wanted, or do you have to detour around it?

Thank you very much. Would it be too much to ask for you to record a tour of certain parts of Bangkok every morning? I did it with Google Maps, but it's not updated. Please, fulfill my wish.

I hope you have a Part 2 video going to the Bangkapi area.

Nice ride bro 👍👍 , slow and steady burn your calories 💪

Good job BANGKOK

Red bus tong lor was 5baht in Jan 2023 😊

In dem"gelben"Tempel( Soi 63)leben die weißen Ochsen welche für die heilige Reis Zeremonie am Grand Palast den Pflug ziehen. Tipp,fahre mal nach Bangkapi und gehe in die Mall.Du wirst sie nicht mehr wiedererkennen, der Umbau ist wirklich gelungen. LG

I ride all the way out to Rat Phatthana, Saphan Sung yesterday on my electric unicycle and took both back to Chaloem Lok Bridge nice little trip.. out in the last part of the canal there are electric boats.. I have posted a short video on my channel...

Which part is this one? How abt Hua Lampong area cannal is it open n operating already? That route of cannal is very nice n beautiful

Your footages are so smooth Jerome. Is it handheld or do you attach it to you bike?

Let's me tells you about the Muslim seventhy years ago there was no Muslims in the city aspectlly khlong samsam makkasan because I was born khlong samsam almost 75 years ago.and my family still there my parents are gone but my siblings still there by the wooden house.on the right side from you videos.

Off topic. But is it true that Bangkok now has a tram from Victory monument to Siam park?

what camera are you using sir?

R U creating congestion? Bangkok Admin.should do more OR the Riders such as you could join in

@18:35 if you had turned right there are a lot of new luxury houses been built along that road. Also when you turned back onto the pathway at Thonglor half the path fell in to the klong about 2 or 3 years ago. They left it to rot.

Those canals smell like a toilet. When you ride the canal boats toilet water splashes on you. Now it doesn't look so good. Don't worry there are plenty of good modes of transportation in Bangkok just not the toilet boats.

Absolutely beautiful Ride many obstacles to be avoided….was fantastic cheers mate from kangaroo 🦘 land