#1 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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Deats says:
We had our bag stolen from a bar in Bangkok the other night and my girlfriend had her Russian passport in it. Incredibly the Russian embassy have refused to issue her with another passport and said she must fly back to Russia to obtain one! Doesnt matter we are travelling around the World and have t...
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#2 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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Deats says:
Having criticised the Russian embassy thinking no western country could possibly be so inept, we met an Australian girl in the embassy area who was rather distraught. Her bag was snatched in Krabi by a motorbike and had her passport in. She came back to Bangkok to get a new one and they said her Tha...
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#3 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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siam says:
There are several ways of getting around Bangkok - the BTS (sky train and metro), taxi's, buses (air con and non air con) tuk tuks (3 wheeled motor vehicles) river boats and motorbike taxi's (hair raising) or if you have loads of time on your hands, the patience of saint you can hire a car and drive...
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#4 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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jaaf says:
Its difficult to imagine how everybody on the street can speak the same language and fool the tourists. We planned to visit the Grand Palace one fine morning and hence went there by the Chao Phya Express Boat. Got off at the nearest pier and headed towards the Grand Palace. Realizing that we are mov...
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#5 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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siam says:
International and Domestic flights are now from Suvarnabhumi
airport, Bangkoks new airport. Unlike the old airport there is no rail
link to getting into Bangkok which means a bus or taxi. A taxi into central
Bangkok will cost about 300 baht + the freeway tolls (50 baht) so if
two or more of you ...
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#6 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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rideouts says:
Let me start with a little disclaimer - I am not the champion bargainer. I have seen expert bargainers and I will share with you a little of what I I have learned, but sometimes practice is the only way to learn. So, from my travels around Asia, here are the beginners rules of barganing....
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#7 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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peetagg says:
I"m not generally a fussy flyer. As long as I have a ticket I'm a happy girl. Of course I try not to get the dreaded middle seat for long flights and all. I normally go with whatever airline is cheapest or can give me miles. During my trip to Bangkok I was a little limited in my options. I wanted as...
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#8 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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cygnus16 says:
Transportation: With the new Skytrain (BTS) and subway system it is, for the most part, much easier to get around in Bangkok than it used to be. It's still often necessary to take other modes of transportation to reach many parts of the city. It would be "sanook" (fun) to take one of the old klo...
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#9 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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steve20000 says:
His label may not be as well-known as Versace or Paul Smith, but with over two million customers across the world, Arunroj Singh alias Aron has lots of reasons to smile. From Thai PMs to Norwegian parliamentarians, Sri Lankan cabinet ministers to Russian astronauts, star golfers to top bankers, this...
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#10 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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swhayden says:
The Airport Express buses at Suvarnabhumi International Airport (pronounced Sawannapoom)are a cheap and convenient way to get to your hotel from the airport without having to take a costly taxi or a complicated city bus. A ticket costs only 150 baht ($5 US).
With four diferent bus routes chances...
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#11 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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rideouts says:
Catching a taxi cab is one of the most important things to know about on arrival in Bangkok. The taxi's are very inexpensive, and quite safe way of getting around, but there are some particulars to Bangkok, that the visiting traveler should be aware of.There are two types of Taxi available i...
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#12 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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meeshelly87 says:
i have just come back from bumrungrad after my breast augumentation and this is how it is.
my dr was not very helpful in the consultation he did not even recomend any size it was up to me entirely i just had to choose an implant out of 2 massive trays all he said was that 2 big was not beautiful. i...
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#13 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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jaaf says:
While we were traveling in a taxi we were frequently checking the meter we knew that the meter starts from 35 baht.
When the journey get to an end the Meter was displaying 51 baht and suddenly the driver press the accelerator and it went to 53 baht and within a second he reset the meter and said ...
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#14 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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rideouts says:
An informal poll of my female friends has suggested that Naria Phad shopping center is the best place to go for Thai Souvenir arts and crafts, leather goods, and the latest fashions in knock off purses. Outside of the Chatuchak weekend market, this indoor bazaar is possibly the cheapest bar...
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#15 of 44 general tips & advice in Bangkok
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j-boltski says:
I really love the Siroco bar on the roof of the State building. The view was amazing and although the drinks were very pricey (almost equal to San Francisco) it was worth checking out. The rooftop bar at the Banyan Tree hotel was also lovely.
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