hi all,

anyone know where can get a good rate to rent a car in bkk??? prefer the place that near train station so can easily access to rent the car and back to hotel when returning the car

also, did i need to apply any extra license thingy to drive in bkk???

Anyone like vitagen here? You can get a big bottle of Betagen there with just 40 baht.

stimix, i know ! initially i was thinking of staying somewhere near suan lum so that every night i can shop there instead of doing it in a rush now, dont know to stay at that area or not. Hope they manage to keep the place open its a superb place to buy stuff at night after chatuchak have close in the evening.

Talking about drinks - U can actually get cheaper drinks from any 7-11 in bangkok rather than sundry shops or eateries! diff from M'sia 7-11 prices are higher than outside price!

Average food pricing in Bangkok are generally almost similar to KL. However their hawker stalls in general are cheaper i.e 25bth to 35bth (But not dare to eat there!)..Shopping complexes food prices ranging from 40bath to 60bath also almost similar to KL. Infact the food pricing probably cheaper than other tourist destinations in Thailand! For eg the prices of food in Hatyai start from 50bath!! (Except Tesco Hatyai Food court). In Krabi it is even worst! The cheapest fried rice =70bath!! & average =100bath!! Mat Salleh & M'sian MBA really spoilt the pricing in Southern Thailand!!

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Added on April 3, 2007, 9:46 amYes..my wife luv shopping in Sum Luan...not so hot compare to Pratunam, Chatucak (Closed during our visit- weekday ) , or even Chinatown All of them closed after 7PM!

Patpong nite market ..yes went there but the starting prices is ridicolous 300% more expensive than elsewhere! Just 1 row of stalls similar to Petaling Street but shorter..went there just to show my wife the agogo pubs surrounding patpong!

But I missed Khao San road Farang/mat salleh nite market..too far from Hotel & no MRT there....nxt trip probably...& probably meet leonardo d caprio there....

This post has been edited by stimix: Apr 3 2007, 09:50 AM

I ate a few times at those hawker stall. Taste ok to me. No stomach aches..hehe

any budget hotel to reccomenned to stay in bangkok city? i look thru airasia website to book flights and accomodation as a package, and the cheapest cost me 1.9k for 4 nights....any budget recoomendation?

actually, it not cheap if u get it from airasia website except u get those backpacker's type room. for budgeted one, browse the back pages, lots of info there

sunbeams : hey bro. havent heard from you since my first trip. Now i know my way all around bangkok. Its not hard once u familiar with it. =). Thai people are very friendly.

About the food, well i always ate at those hawker roadside food. Its not bad tho. You can get fried rice for as cheap as RM1.20. Chiken wing cost RM1 for 3 pcs. But I like the duck. So far, i dont have any problem eating at those stall.

For accomodation, someone ask about a budget guesthouse. Well, i stayed at a place which cost me RM50 per night and its pretty clean. Got room service everyday. They clean and mop the room. They have CCTV for every floor and you can see your room at the front desk. Its very safe. And the air conditioning, super cold . I always wake up at night and turn it off. You can the place in Pratunam. Its called Watergate Regent. 1 minute walk from Baiyoke Tower.

Edit : In addition, Redbull price is 90 baht per bottle in Thai. Hooray. Beer also very cheap. You can get Chang or Singha for 25 baht per can.

This post has been edited by ChocolateChipCookies: Apr 5 2007, 09:40 PM

Hi, all. I just came back from Bangkok on Sunday. Took AirAsia and landed at the new airport. It was mostly a shopping trip so we went to a lot of shopping complexes and a few other locations namely (in sequence) :

MBK
Siam Center
Siam Paragon
Chinatown
Pratunam market
Emporium
Pantip Plaza
Patpong

Btw, does anyone know if I can buy original PC game titles in Bangkok and bring back to Malaysia ? Any restrictions on such items ?

isnt all the games in thai language ? do they have the english ones ? we didnt see it the last time i was there though.

ChocolateChipCookies,

I'm not able to search for "watergate regent" do you have their website address ?

rgds,

Most of the games are Thai version but there are some titles which are in English. I saw Supreme Commander in English Version and was selling for about 790 baht in Siam Paragon.

Hey Ravenz. Im afraid they dont have a website. Its somewhere near baiyoke tower. Every taxi driver should know. Just go Baiyoke tower and walk.

jasonlts,

oh ic... coz last time i went ALL is in thai language so ended up didnt even think about buying.

ChocolateChipCookies,

thanks abit worried cant get rooms though. 2 girls going u figure it will be safe ? coz i was thinking doing online booking 1st before going.

original games in thailand are in ENGLISH. the only thing in thai is the box and manual....with the exceptions of a few games usually EA games, but u can always change the language. check the following sites..personall i recommend the i27 store in mbk 4th floor.

www.zest.co.th
www.i27games.com

generally games DVD version original are around RM60-75 which is much much cheaper than KL!! go bkk gaming!!!

OOooOOo that means i can buy some games back hehehehehe

thanks for the info maximsilentfoot !

btw, any problem in bringing a few back ? worried on the kastam abit

i m planning a trip to bangkok on labour day, need some advice,

1) airasia ticket is about rm580 including tax, tat is if i choose to arrive in bangkok at 5:15, reach there almost nite time, will it be a waste or i should choose an early morning flight better?

2) i m choosing hotels on this 2 locations, Sukhumvit will be Manhattan, and chinatown will be Twin Towers, which one u guys reckon is better? afaik chinatown is within walking distance to riverside, so tat u can travel and visit the places along riverside, while Sukhumvit will be good for shopping?

I don't think got any problem. In Thailand only the normal security check and Malaysia I can just walk out the green lane without declaring anything.
My fren bought some CD one which is around RM 50 or so.. no problem with the customs.





well if u arrive around noon is quite hot there. And if u visiting those temples u need to take taxi. If at nite, u can always go and enjoy the night life..hehe.


ps: there was a bomb detonate in Bangkok yesterday i think. No casualties.

1.) better use the earlier flight, say, reach there around noon time...coz u already rugi some time if u reach at evening time, plus 5:15, the massive traffic jam started already! try to avoid touching down bangkok at those peak hour, although non peak hour also jam, but at least not as bad as peak hour (especially if u r heading to sukhumvit)

2.) sukhumvit is near to train-stations, so its accessible to most of the shopping places, then at the area alone, its full of daylife & nightlife. for china town, u have to take taxi or tuk tuk to anywhere lo, coz no train's transport within walking distance. but if your main purpose is for shopping, then i recommend you to stay at siam area.

I agree with what wk_wong said. In my trip last week, me and my cousins took the 10.30 am flight. The flight took 2 hours and reached there around 11.45 pm (MY time is one hour ahead).

After we landed and checked into the hotel around 12.30 pm, we managed to go to several places at the same day, namely MBK and Chinatown. So that left us a lot more hours to explore other sites the next few days.

As far as my experience goes (stayed in Sukumvit area last week),
transport shouldn't be a problem going anywhere but make sure itz near the train stations. Around Sukumvit there are shopping centers and massage centers if you are interested in those.

Going to areas like Pratunam or Chinatown will cost around RM15 by taxi. For trains will be cheaper.