The city, for conference week

Bangkok, without the brochure version

Written for people who land for a conference and leave a few days later. What matters in that window, in the order you will need it.

Getting around
Getting around

The MRT has a station named after the venue, and that is the whole trick

Bangkok traffic is the one variable you cannot plan around, so the answer is to not be in it. Queen Sirikit National Convention Center has its own MRT stop on the Blue Line, which is the only door to the venue that behaves the same at 08:00 and at 18:00.
Staying online
Staying online

Why the venue Wi-Fi will not carry your day

A convention centre puts thousands of phones on one network at the same moment, and the moment is always the keynote. Your own line is the difference between taking a call on the exhibition floor and walking outside to find signal.

Bangkok

All six guides assume a working phone

Grab, the Thai QR code the stall wants, the MRT top-up, the side event address that only exists in a Telegram message. Every item across these pages is a phone with data. Sort that on your sofa, before you fly.

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