The Train to Cool-ville

Bangkok is shaping up to be the creative capital of Asia. The design magazine Wallpaper* recently started a local franchise, and LA-based Japanese restaurant Koi opened a branch. After a few years of operation, the Siam Bed Supperclub continues to attract clubbers and design afficionados to its harem. Thai films and commercials still eclipse their South East Asian counterparts at international awards ceremonies and festivals. And if anyone is visiting Bangkok, they should check out the Playground!, a Collete store concept mall. I think the most exciting thing about Bangkok now is how everything is shaping up or evolving; that is when the atmosphere is most bustling and electric.

Read NYT's To Be Young and Hip in Bangkok.