Chatuchak is weekends only. Thus why its called the weekend market. Opens as early as 7am, might be a bit quiet though.

Damnoen Saduak is outside of BKK city right? I'd say taking cabs would be pretty costly, since they are both outside of the city. Better to get a coach ride or a van to take ya'll there.

but i oli hv 4ppl!if take van or coach will it be too costly aso?any other way to get to there?

sob sob... biz ppl there only work 2 days per week? I am deperado to shop there, but only have time on Thursday
Any one been there on weekday b4, how many % of the shops open? I am more into cloths only.

For Grand Palace, anyone how how much to rental a skirt/sarong? my husband don'tr want to wear long pant is too hot for him.

Count down, 1 day later i will be in BKK, so excited now even though has not pack yet. Because i don't think need to pack much, buy over there

Pls help me in all these last min pop out Qs.

Hmmm, I'm not very sure then, been a while since I been to those places, and with a cab too. I THINK the safari will have those pick up vans, but you gotta check that though. Usually hotels will offer some sort of transportation to tourist locations.

Well... you don't HAVE to go to chatuchak. . . Theres many other places you could go to which offer some of the stuff they sell there. Theres hmm.. MBK (mall), Pratunam, errr Suan Lum night market. Prolly not as cheap as chatuchak though.

Your husband is gonna wear a skirt into the Grand palace? Prolly won't be allowed in for indecency! Hmm, no idea, but you could buy a cheap batik really and just wrap around. Why rent!? Oh and go there early, the Palace closes quite early, like 3pm I think.

haha... i don't think he wants to wear skirt also. He rather wait outside. I mean Sarong like those in Bali

Pratunam and MBK already in my list. TQ! Of course Platinum mall also.

Thank you yeah vermins.

Welcome Have a good time there!

hey vermin u think i shud go to the floating market since its so troublesome!!n the safari worth going?

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Added on November 3, 2009, 2:55 pmand aso beside damnoeun sadoak floating market any other floating market worth goin?
oh ya is it enuf to visit athuya for 1 day?lets say frm bangkok to athuya reach in early morning then go back in the evening!or i mus overnite there??pls advice!!

This post has been edited by senyii: Nov 3 2009, 02:55 PM

Well... its all up to you really. For some people, those places are really worth going, some aren't.

I can't recall the names of the floating markets that are good, but its about safe to say the ones outside BKK are the better ones. The ones -IN- BKK aren't as good. They are much smaller and personally wouldn't recommend as much.

The good ones though, can be really good. Lotsa good food and cheap stuff. Not to mention amazingly long. You could prolly spend half the day there if you spent time on both sides of the river. Could be just as good as chatuchak depending on what you wanna buy. ie. you prolly won't find pet food there but you could in chatuchak

Safari... not too sure really, haven't been there since I was a kid.

A traveling tip though... if you are there for a short period of time, might as well pack all the activities you can do thats -IN- BKK itself. That way you don't waste time in traveling to places. And then do those that are outside BKK on another trip.

i have bout 5 full days at bkk!Which 2days wit tour to visit temple n pattaya!so another 3 day mayb to chatuchak,floating market n if possible to athuya!
shud i stay in athuya?to avoid rushing....
too many places wunted to go haha!!

Thank you!

BKK here I come

yo guise.. been missing for a long time due to work commitment.. and nao im free.. im going to bkk on 15th of February next year.. there will be 8 adults including me.. is there any hotel that can fit 8 of us in one room.. preferable around siam square.. budget rm500 per night.. thanks bunch

This post has been edited by mckevin: Nov 5 2009, 12:06 PM

i would like to know whether it is possible to travel to athuya frm bangkok??pls recomend type of transport available!how long i nd to spend time there?

7 of my friends and i will be staying in Abloom Service apartment..

The prices we got were only RM280 per pax for 5 days 4 nights stay..

maybe you can have a look on it

Sure why not..just negotiate wth any taxi outside the hotel...last time I got offered 800bath whole day trip to Ayuthaya. wth few stop inside gems sores to collect petrol vouchers haha ...cheap meaning have to enter those scam gems thing

means frm morning they drive u to ayuthya then evening bring u back to bangkok???then the taxi driver will wait for u while u walk around those temple??u pay the taxi after they sent u back to bkk??I sked being cheated?Besides i aso would like to go damnoen saduak!how much would be the taxi fare from bkk??

Yeah whole day but u must agree wth them to enter those scam stores..otherwise I fun think u cab get so cheap..yes to floating market same rate

jus pick any cab in front of the hotel???so u pay them after the trip???U been to the elephant zoo which located in btw the floating market n bkk??Oh u know the safari entrance fee??Wut the difference of the safari from the zoo in msia?

I din goto the safari & snake farm although on the same way bcos my family dislike zoo...sked of snake, crocodiles & all kinds of big cats...so i told him to forget about the elephant farem 7 ect although he din offer....(those farms sometime also givbe petrol vouchers to taxi drivers wan...

Yeah pay him after the trip..he also happy bcos got free makan & also free petrols from those gems stores... at nite diff story liao..all tuk-tuk so expensive wan bcos no more subsideised petrol


Oh yeah..tuk-tuk during Morning & afternoonb also very cheap wan...can be as cheap as 20bath or FOC..provided you agree to stop at gems stores...

oh reli.....then at night which transport will be cheaper and more convenient?i wunted to go to suan lum bazaar wor!!!im staying at citin pratunam!!!

Sum Luan u can take the MRT. Lumpini park. From somewhere mid span of Sumkhumvit..cant remember the station name liao..pratunam has no MRT & skytrain station.. u need to walk to the nearest at Sumkhumviute near Central, thereafter take the Skytrain to the MRT station towards Suan lum.

Otherwise taxi-lah...cheaper than Tuk-tuk