Walks · Thailand
Real places, told on your phone by someone who was there, as you walk to them.
Free · GPS-guided · works offline · your own pace
Rattanakosin · 88 min · 2.7 km · 9 stops · ★ 5.0
Told by Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse
King Mongkut's last living son
Bangkok, 1928: the last son of King Mongkut says goodbye to his city.
Grand Palace
Wat Pho
Bangkok National Museum
Sanam Luang
Charoen Sri 34 Bridge
Phaya Tani
“I am Bhanurangsi, son of King Mongkut, brother of King Chulalongkorn — and by now, the only one of them left above ground. They call me Prince Uncle, which is a polite way of saying everyone else has gone. I was born behind this wall, I gave Siam its post…”
The Grand PalaceWat PhoSanam Luang
This month: The rains begin to loosen their grip in October, and the old cannon here stands wet and gleaming as it has through a hundred such Octobers.
When to go: Early morning, before 10am — Sanam Luang and the palace walls have no shade by midday. The Grand Palace admits visitors 08:30–15:30 with a strict dress code; the outdoor stops are open at any hour.
Bangkok's old royal island rewards a walker far more than a bus ever could: the Grand Palace wall, the open field of Sanam Luang, Wat Pho's reclining Buddha and the quieter corners around Saranrom Park are all close together but easy to miss from a vehicle window. On foot you notice the cannon outside the Ministry of Defence, the university courtyard where Thailand's first art school still stands, and the small bridge over the canal that once made this whole quarter an island. It's a walk that rewards slow attention rather than a checklist.
Walk & Tell turns this stretch of Bangkok into a self-guided audio walk told by Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, the last surviving son of King Mongkut, who narrates the route as he says goodbye to his city in 1928. The app uses GPS to trigger the story as you walk, takes about an hour and a half to complete, and is free to try. Download it in advance and it works offline, which suits a first visit to Bangkok, a spare afternoon, or someone walking alone or as a couple who wants context without joining a group tour.
Walk & Tell is a self-guided audio walking-tour app. Walks are free to try; download one for offline before you set out. All cities