Yalo... i oso surprised to see the police. I was riding in Chiang Mai/Pai/Mae Hong Son for 3-4 days and never see police check helmet... somehow it happens on the day i am going to leave! 
They set the check points and all junctions nearby Tha Pae Gate... locals oso kena!

anyone know where is the best surgeon in bangkok?

hey guys,

really need your help atm. i am planning to go to bangkok during my semester break (in june) with my girlfriend and friends and and we are planning on using airasia go holiday service which is inclusive of airfare and hotel room like package.

so any members whom staying in bangkok atm can tell me which hotel to choose from, cause there is a big list.

basically what i want in the hotel is just hygiene and near to key shopping areas.

here is my choices:

Sawasdee Pattaya Hotel
Sawasdee Sabai Hotel(Sawasdee Court)
Sawasdee Sunshine(Sawasdee Mansion)
Sawasdee Sukhumvit Inn
Sawasdee Banglumpoo Inn
Sawasdee Khaosan Inn
Sawasdee Smile Inn
Sawasdee Bangkok Inn
Sawasdee Sea View

if you havent notice, most of these are 3 star hotel cause we are students and we are sort of on a budget. if got any other hotels, you would like to recommend pls feel free to do so but pls keep in consideration that price factor is the main issue.

thanks alot guys

I'm planning my trip to BKK at July also.

Any tour guides here....?

as i said earlier... u need to tell me what is ur budget for hotels ?
if i assume u are going to pray at Four Face Buddha ... is very convenient as the place located next to BTS Chidlom station. Again ... where u want to pray ? Issit Wat Po, Wat Phra Kaew or Wat Hua Lamphong ??/

Pls be specify so that i provide u the right info.

May I know that we need to follow the dress code at Grand Palace? Or it just applied to the temple inside?

going there next week. staying in sukhumvit too.

i just made a reservation in Suk 11. the hostel is near to BTS station (Nana). try google and go to their website.

haven't been there yet. but from what i read up, you can go to both of the place via BTS. chatuchak in mo chit station, pratunam in chit lom. i might be wrong, k? correct me if i'm wrong.
one question to ask, anyone knows what type of plug are they using? 3pin or 2 pin? if two pin, the flat one or the round one? tq.

I've managed to walk from Pratunam Market to Platinum Mall, Siam Central, MBK but Suan Lum is not in that area.

juz view google map, seem like prtunam market, Central World, MBK, Platinum mall, suan lum near to each other.

temple is on the other side...

stay which area more convenient? any hotel with 1500/day recommend?

btw is it google map updated one?

juz view google map, seem like prtunam market, Central World, MBK, Platinum mall, suan lum near to each other.

temple is on the other side...

stay which area more convenient? any hotel with 1500/day recommend?

btw is it google map updated one?

I'm going to Bangkok this coming 6th July. Will be there for 4D3N. Is I Bring RM1000 enough? i take AASIA Package i need more info..... any nice place? izzit accept mastercard? Thanks In advance

tumpang tanya, what is the fastest way to the Grand palace? other than taking taxi of course.

i was thinking of taking BTS to Saphan Taksin and then take the boat, but then i saw there are so many stops in between. if like that, i will only arrive at night. lol!

any ideas? any bus from Suk 11 straight to the temple then? tq.

got 2, mansion or city suite?

hey I just would like to ask.
which hotel is reasonably priced but also good? (not asking for 5 star la)
anyone been to pullman king power? is it good?
i would like to go to chatuchak and platinum mall..
thanksss..

i hope there are a speedboat that takes me straight to the designated pier (the one nearest to the temple). if not, die...

some complaint got mold smell and small little brother (cockaroach) company.... is it truth?

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Added on June 8, 2009, 12:40 pm
got 2 address:

1 Soi Petchburi 1, Petchburi Road, 
Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand  <- from hotel site

10 Phra Athit Rd., Chana Songkram,
Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200 | Ratchathewi, Bangkok <- from goole & tripadvisor

which one is real?

hi all. am heading to bkk this friday, hopefully. with masks! haha.

will be staying on khaosan road. i've not managed to finish reading this thread, would like some advise if possible. would be my first time to bkk

trip is mainly for shopping, food and some sight-seeing.

what i've managed to gather from this thread so far:

SHOPPING
Malls (that are worth going): Siam Paragon (just for a look-see, since we've never been), MBK Mall, Central World, Platinum Mall. CAN SKIP SIAM PARAGON.PLATINUM CLOSED BY 6-7PM.IT WILL TAKE U WHOLEDAY D.SO GO EARLY. PRATUNAM WILL OSO SAMEMarkets: Chatuchak (Sat & Sun), Pratunam Market (wholesale), Suan Lum Night Bazaar.

TOURIST PLACES
- Erawan Shrine (4-faced Buddha, Chidlom Station).YES ,IN FRONT OF HYATT HOTEL.IF WANT TO PRAY JUST GET THE INCENSE FROM INSIDE SELLER 20 - 30 BAHT
- Floating Market (full-packaged tour, 150km out of Bangkok)
- Chao Phraya River (Head to ferry terminal, buy passes for visitor boat taxi.)NO NEED TO TAKE VISITOR/TOURIST BOAT, JUST TAKE THE PUBLIC BOAT.HOP IN AS LONG AS THEY GO TO GRAND PALACE OR WAT PO. WAT ARUN IS JUST ACROSS BUT U NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER BOAT JUST TO GO ACROSS- Vimannek (World's largest teak wood mansion? Is this worth going?)
- The Grand Palace
- Emerald Buddha (where's this?) in d grand palace
- Death Railway (where's this? worth going?)is this the bridge on the river kwai..????

FOOD
- Basically, food on the streets...MUST TRY KHA MU - PORK'S LEG RICE
- Suan Lum Night Bazaar's got a huge open air food court.
- Chinatown, for chinese-style hawker seafood YES THIS IS GOOD
- Tony Roma's, just cos they have pork ribs. haha

TRANSPORT
- Cabs (to also bear in mind that bangkok is almost always jammed up).IF LATE AT NITE.NO MORE BTS OR MRTA, YES GO FOR TAXI- Tuk-tuks (cheap but might be time-consuming if they detour to other places to collect petrol vouchers).NO TO TUK TUK IN BKK.NVR IN BKK. CUT  THROAT FOR SHORT DISTANCE BESIDES IT'S VERY DUSTY- Trains (there are two types of trains, although i really don't know how long the nationwide railway strike is going to last)- IF POSSIBLE TRAVEL BY BTS & MRTA ONLY COS IS CLEAN , COVENIENT & JAM FREE
MASSAGES
- Sukhumvit Road's got a lot of massage parlours, but their charges are generally higher.
- Pratunam's got cheaper massage parlours. (Is there a specific street in Pratunam, though?)
- HealthLand Massage Centre

CHILL OUT / DRINKING
- Sarasin Road in Lumphini (pubs and bars)
- Silom (Skytrain Sala Daeng Station)
- Patpong (Silom MRT station)
- Nana (red-light district)
- Soi Cowboy (for nightlife)
- RCA (a lot of pubs. can anyone tell me where this is?)
- BedSupper Club, Sukhumvit Soi 11

would greatly appreciate if anyone can correct any mistakes above, and make further recommendations to interesting places

thanks so much!

crap 500+ confirmed cases.. hmm.. i'll be going next month 2nd of July..it'll be a total waste of my leaves and $$$ if i don't go. Should I or should I not?

Has anyone stayed in Ecotel Pratunam before?
What is often the method to travel from airport to hotel and how much?
And why AirAsia booking shows 1 hour depart and arrive time from KL to Bangkok but 3 hours the other way round, time difference?

Has anyone stayed in Ecotel Pratunam before?
What is often the method to travel from airport to hotel and how much?
And why AirAsia booking shows 1 hour depart and arrive time from KL to Bangkok but 3 hours the other way round, time difference?

huh? where is main street? from central world/ isetan, cross the bridge, then walk straight and cross river and cross a road. that pratunam center.

not sure is which one. haha...

alamak.. celaka then i went to the wrong place lioa lah... ish 

anyone can advise me the hotel near platinum mall? (walking distance)
my budget around rm100 per night.(enuff for 3 stars a not???)
thanks...

Not really.

locally made products and food are cheaper than locally made products in malaysia.
But their imported ones are expensive. Food can be cheap too, provided you know where to find.

Anyhow, will be in Ayuthaya for the whole month of Sept. 

Can anyone advice me on floating market in Bangkok?
Taling Chan
Taladnam Ampawa
Damnoen Saduak 

Which is worth going?
How far are they from Bangkok city?
Day/time they are open?

Thanks

I exchanged my baht at Midvalley's ground floor money exchanger. there are two there, by the escalators at the central court.
i find the rate there's the lowest, in comparison to the others at Sg Wang and Times Square.

but still, no major difference.

i exchanged roughly 2 wks ago, RM10.45 = 100baht.

There's another money changer inside the NZ Magazine store at Midvalley's lower ground floor. I had surveyed and found this shop has cheaper rates than the 2 besides the escalator. Maybe due to its hidden location, it has less customers and thus the cheaper rates to entice ppl to go there. I always change my money there.

yup, it is indeed Tony Roma....although they have it in KL, but no porkie served (not to mean disrespect)... I was told to try their famous Original Baby Back Ribs (which is the ribs of a baby pig/hog), one of my cousin's favourite

u can take BTS to saphan thaksin station... then lead ur way down to the river, where there are public boats line as well(forgot what's the name)... u can stop at the pier(name forgot again) of golden palace within 3-4 piers stop, u can ask the conductor who will be collecting money from u where to stop....

Hi,

Urgent help needed. Will be going there this wkend w parents n kids. Will stay at sukhumvit area near BTS. Which is the best way to go to golden palace area? can i use BTS to go to the nearest station near there then take boat at chraophraya river to visit those temples? And which is the best way to travel to pratunam market? thanks..

So sorry for the questions n not browsing it myself as i know i hv too short time to read all the pages here... n lately a bit bz at work. Sorry, hope u guys can help.

And one more question, u see ah.. will go with parents n kids ma.. need to worry abt the h1n1 or not ah? Thanks.

Thanks lpp, plkvoon, vermins and DrezzUp for the information. Wah got con man with police suit sommore.. luckily u all let me know this. If i stop at the Tha Chang pier for the grand palace, then is it easy to find n near for me to walk there?

ya i bot the hand sanitizer n mask already.

for pratunam market, I have to take taxi?

oh is cap ah okok.

we r going in a group of 10ppl leh. Shd i hire a van to go to pratunam? if yes, got any good contact ka? n usually wats the price ah for the van to go from airport to hotel n hotel to say pratunam?

wat.. the platinum mall close so early. luckily u told me. how bout other shopping complex like mbk ah clos at wat time?... those suan lum market, khao san close very late rite?

i plan to go bangkok next yr feb..anyone wun to join?lookig for another 2partner!