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Bangkok's Top Ten
There's lots to see and do in Bangkok, but here are some places that are "can't misses," and others, a bit less known, that you shouldn't miss …
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9. Segway Tours: a Unique, Unforgettable Bangkok Experience
Segway through Bangkok
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Floating through the backstreets of old Chinese Bangkok, it’s hard to believe that you’re gliding along on a silent, two-wheeled electrical transportation device, and not on a magic carpet, hovering inches above the ground.
We’d read about the Segway transporter, but nothing could have prepared us for the sense of freedom that is part and parcel to the Segway.
Seeing a city like Bangkok off the main routes and into the back neighborhoods is something the Segway does better than anything else on wheels.
We particularly enjoyed the interaction with the people of backroads Bangkok, who were always delighted at seeing us gliding atop what looks like a push-style manual lawnmower.
Bangkok’s full of things to look at, but becoming part of the experience isn’t always that easy to do.
It is on the Segway.
Jeff Jarvis, a California landscaper who fell in love with Thailand, opened Thailand Segway Tours, near the southern tip of Sukhumvit Soi 4, in October of 2003.
Jeff starts the trip by teaching you how to steer and accelerate the Segway, which takes no longer than 30 seconds.
Within two minutes, you’re off for a fascinating 90 minute tour through the beautiful old Tobacco Monopoly complex (soon to be turned into a park), then into a wonderful Chinese neighborhood of traditional wooden houses and shops.
The wonder of this experience is twofold: experiencing a hidden side of Thailand’s largest city, and learning to drive one of the more remarkable means of transport to come along in the past 50 years.
We found the 1800 baht fee to be well worth the experience.
Thailand Segway Tours, Woraburi Inn, 128/1 Sukhumvit Soi 4, Bangkok. Tel: (02) 253-6379.
Located near BTS Nana skytrain station. www.thailandsegwaytours.com
Segway Tours GPS Coordinates: N13°44.130’ E100°33.202’
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