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 Bangkok, Thailand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Bangkok, Thailand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| P Schwab |
19 May 2005 |
Stayed at Buddy Lodge - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Spectacular temples and palace, fun city, be careful with people approaching you. Three obvious cons were attempted. "The temple is closed come with me I show you another temple" was standard and also "come buy tickets cheaper at government tourist office TAT, not train or bus station", at entirely different location than where TAT was indicated on map. Keep your wits about you.
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| N Brockman |
19 May 2005 |
Stayed at Mandarin Bangkok, The - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok is, of course, one of the world's great destination cities. The new subway, along with the Skytrain, make getting around easy. My favourite restaurant remains Cabbages & Condoms, on Sukhumvit 12 - excellent Thai food with a quirky atmosphere.
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| E Van boeschoten |
16 May 2005 |
Stayed at Montien Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Mango Tree Restaurant within three blocks; Chinese restaurant in Wall Street Building (across from hotel; Easy Access to public transportation) which takes one to all the sights and happenings.
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| J Rubin |
14 May 2005 |
Stayed at Asia Bangkok Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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People who eat in this hotel should be aware that much better food at much more reasonable prices are available a few skytrain stations away in the Sukhumvit area or on 6th floor of the Mabukrong shopping plaza, 10 minutes walk from the Asia Hotel. Anyone who likes Mediterranean food should try the Lebanese restaurant in the basement of Ploenchit shopping plaza, near Soi 2 Sukhumvit.
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| P Goodger |
13 May 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Lodge - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Try the street food, so long as its served hot is probably O.K. and should be fine, I love the street food and the people. Patpong markets are just great, what an experience to walk around and watch and listen to these people try to coax you into buyiny there wares. The SkyTrain is great and cheap, use it with buses and mix in with the atmoshere of this wonderful city.
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| E Ng |
11 May 2005 |
Stayed at Majestic Suites - Bangkok, Thailand.
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The food court at Nana Square on Sukhumvit Soi 3 is great! Food is delicious, environment very clean, and very good value for money. Average dish costs 30-45B, comparable to street food stalls. Must try!
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| J Anderson |
11 May 2005 |
Stayed at Asia Airport Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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High end restaurants in Bangkok are a great value. Chatuchak market was very interesting. Rock climbing in Railey (by Krabi) was outstanding.
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| M Trujillo |
10 May 2005 |
Stayed at Majestic Suites - Bangkok, Thailand.
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My biggest recommendation is to not book tours from the airport. We were only in Bangkok for a day and wanted to see as much as possible. We booked a tour to make seeing things easier. However, we ended up only seeing one temple and maybe two other sites. The rest of the time was spent being taken to various shops (a jewelary shop, a tailor, etc). It was obvious that our tour guide was get commission on anything we bought. If this is what you want to do in Bangkok (i.e. shop) then it is perfect but if you actually want to see some of the city I suggest you explore on your own. I was very dissappointed.
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| P Campbell |
08 May 2005 |
Stayed at Asia Bangkok Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Our love affair with Thailand and its beautiful people goes back many decades. We had not been back for at least 15 years and were surprised by the amount of construction and the changes brought about by the Skytrain and the elevated roads. The trip to and from the airport was amazingly short! Bangkok is still good value and one can go broke saving money. We liked the facility of the Skytrain and on our first day there spent the best part of the morning familiarizing ourselves with the city by going from one end of the line to the other (on both lines). While still cheap by Australian standards, hotel limousines are really the most expensive way to travel. As an example, we needed to visit friends on the other side of the city and spent Baht500 (A$17) through the hotel while the metered taxi back was Baht75. Overall the food is good and inexpensive and it's easy to have some amazing meals if one is willing to explore a little (or is lucky enough to have friends living there). Bangkok is the sort of city where a westerner with a modest income from "home" can live well.
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| K Puls |
05 May 2005 |
Stayed at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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When makýng long trýps by taxý, pay the extra tolls and use the hýghway rather than the streets. You'll save hours.
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