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Where the worlds young travellers meet. Khao San Road is a favourite crossroads for the young travellers on a budget. It has evolved over the last two decades from just one small hostel providing low-budget accommodation become one of the worlds most well-known destinations. It has been featured in many movies and television documentaries.

Khaosan road or Khao San road is a short road in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Banglamphu neighborhood (Phra Nakhon district) about 1 km north from the Grand Palace with Wat Phra Kaew. It has developed over the years into probably the most profound worldwide example of a "backpackers' ghetto", with cheap accommodation compared to other areas of central Bangkok. The accommodation varies from 'mattress in a box' style hotels, to full Western-standard luxury.

During the day, Khao San Road is the scene for back-packers looking for a cheap room while others are arranging transport to their next destination in Thailand or overseas. Some will be just chatting with friends over a cup of coffee or a bowl of noodles.

At night, it turns into a lively thoroughfare lined with street stalls selling cheap clothes, handicrafts, souvenirs and thousands of other items. The lights are on at the many bars where the travellers tell tales of the days adventures and discoveries and the plans for tomorrow. Khao San Road is not just for foreign travellers, many young Thai people like to hang out there, including members of the TV and film production industries.

Many tourists use Khaosan road as their base for exploring the rest of Thailand as there are many direct coaches from the street to virtually all major tourist destinations in Thailand, from Chiang Mai in the North to Ko Pha Ngan in the South. Many visitors will also take advantage of the abundance of relatively cheap travel agents to arrange visas and transport to surrounding countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.

The location is very convenient for visiting the many tourist attractions on Rattanakosin Island. It is just a 10-minute walk to Sanam Luang and The Grand Palace.

During April when Thais celebrate the Songkran Festival, Khao San Road becomes a fun-filled battleground as everyone, Thais and foreigners indulge in splashing each other with water.The area is also well-known for the wide variety of inexpensive food. This ranges from spicy Thai Tom Yum Gung soup to the ever-popular banana pancake.

"Khao san" means "raw rice" in Thai. Before it became a tourist hotspot, the street was a major rice market for Bangkok.

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1. Film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio is part of the content on the shooting and talk about Khao San Road.
2. Music Video Groovejet by Spiller music is part of the Music video shot on Khao San Road. 3. Korean Film Series "Princess Hours" postproduction movie in the shot some scenes in Khao San Road.
4. Hong Kong films "Secret Action" are shot at Khao San Road area.
5. Indian film "No Entry" about her starring Sri Devi, a famous Indian celebrities. A scene shot on the Khao San Road.
6. "Five Step" by Paran from Korean boy band. Inside the music running at Khao San Road.

How to get there : Bus routes 3, 9, 32, 64, 39, 44, 53, 59, 503, 509, 511