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 Bangkok, Thailand travel tales
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| P Trotter |
30 May 2005 |
Stayed at Pathumwan Princess - Bangkok, Thailand.
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We were only in Bangkok for two full days so did not do a lot of sightseeing. Visited the Royal Palace which is excellent, but do watch out for touts trying to tell you it is closed and wanting to take you on a tour of their own instead. Ignore them and once inside you can hire a proper guide if you wish.
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| A Nikolich |
26 May 2005 |
Stayed at Montien Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Shopped at MBK and World Trade Center as well as for raw silk. Used MRT and maybe 1 or 2 cabs. MRT far more useful and fast.
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| H Husni |
24 May 2005 |
Stayed at Admiral Suites - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok is always an enjoyable place to be in. There is always something new to discover each time you go there. Take the river boat along the Choa Praya and stop at any stop to go discover places. And do not fail to walk through Chinatown. This trip, we discovered Little India, which is fascinating in itself. Forget the mega shopping centres - nothing interesting.
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| G Mckinnon |
23 May 2005 |
Stayed at Asia Bangkok Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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skytrain is a great way to travel and is inexpensive(around $3AU all day). stops are conveniently placed to hotel, access from second level and close to many points of interest EG shopping, River tour pier and chatuchuk markets.
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| E Chua |
22 May 2005 |
Stayed at Asia Bangkok Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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We visit Bangkok at least twice a year. The thai food, shopping and massage/spa never disappoint us.
For good thai food with nice ambience, we recommend Baan Khanita & Blue Elephant.
If you enjoy shopping at Chatuchak (exclude the sunny weather), be sure to visit Suan Lum Night Bazaar although the price can be higher than Chatuchak. But don't hesitate to bargain.
Massage & spa are easily available everywhere in Bangkok, but we like Marble House (for thai massage) and Dulaya Spa especially.
Travelling in Bangkok is breeze. You can reach most places by BTS and MRT. Otherwise, the racy tuk-tuk is fun for short distance.
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| Guest has requested to remain anonymous |
22 May 2005 |
Stayed at Royal Benja Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Gullivers bar is in the same Soi and has the best and most comprehensive sports coverage in Bangkok! The MRT station is about 300m easy walk.
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| S Wang |
22 May 2005 |
Stayed at Mandarin Bangkok, The - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Although it's my first time to visit Bangkok, I feel very comfortable to look around there. People are very friendly, food is also very nice. Pattaya is 3hour drive by bus from Bangkok, it's a very relaxing city if you'd like to enjoy sunshine, beach as well as sea sports.
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| Guest has requested to remain anonymous |
21 May 2005 |
Stayed at Grand Mercure Bangkok Park Avenue - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Soi 22 is full of little bars and eatery's, foot massage and the like. Easy access to the skytrain on Sukhumvit.
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| S Kelly |
19 May 2005 |
Stayed at Montien Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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This is what I did in Bangkok over three days, and had a fantastic time:
Day 1: Take a ferry up the Chao Praya river to Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. Fantastic! You can catch a quick cab to the ferry pier from the hotel. Can do everything in half a day or more. Avoid tuk-tuk drivers - they're all scam sharks, and will try to take you to tourist shops where they get a commission!! Use only metered taxis.
Day 2: Take the skytrain (near Montien hotel) to Jim Thompson's House and spend a couple of hours looking around his wonderful old thai home. Have lunch at Ly Lys (about 25 minute walk past Siam Centre). Then go to Lumphinee Stadium for evening Muay Thai session (thai kick boxing). Walk past night bazaar on way back to skytrain station afterwards.
Excellent thai restaurants: De River Bar and The Good View (both on the river). Both heavily attended by thai locals.
Day 3: Organised tour to ancient Siamese ruins at Ayutthaya. Catch an air-conditioned coach to the ancient city and a river barge back (with buffet lunch). Pleasant, informative day with spectacular entry into Bangkok by river in late afternoon.
All of these can easily be done from the Montien hotel. Avoid taxis organised by the hotel's front door staff. They're VERY expensive. Simply walk 20 metres to the main road and hail a metered cab instead.
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| P Abramson |
19 May 2005 |
Stayed at Buddy Lodge - Bangkok, Thailand.
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We only had 3 days in Bangkok, so we visited the Grand Palace, etc...on day 1. We also went to the traditional Thai dinner show at the Oriental which was fun, though a bit expensive. We went to Thai boxing which was a lot of fun and we'd recommend that highly to anyone going to Bangkok.
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