just back frm bangkok. good trip but i skip massage and patpong due to lack of funds. lol

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This post has been edited by wingcross: Feb 4 2008, 08:48 PM

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This post has been edited by flameboy3: Feb 4 2008, 08:56 PM

anyone in bangkok from today until 16th? Maybe can meet up or something...pretty damn bored, alone and nothing to do at night.....

Here are your answers, if you still need to know.

btw guys, how far is khaosan road to sukhumvit area? I know it's not accessible by BTS/Subway, but how far is it to any BTS/Subway station i can take from there?

just came back from bangkok stayed 5d4n at HI-Sukhumvit hostel (Youth International Hostel) at Sukhumvit soi 38 near Thong Lor BTS, its really cool. Twin room with aircon (shared bathroom- really clean & comfortable) only for rm85/nite. easy xcess to 7-Eleven, post off, food stall, massage centre & skytrain. highly recommended!

so anyone knows how far is the nearests BTS/MRT from khaosan road?

BTS National Station - Silom Line
MRT Hualumpong

They are not walking distance at all.

Alternative options is to take the boat from Tha Phra Chan to Tha Sathorn and take the BTS Saphan Taksin - Silom Line

Good Luck

I'm having headache atm.

Don't know which hotel is good in terms of comfortability, cleanliness & mobility. (budget around 90-120)

I'm planning to stay in Sukhumvit area, so any good hotels around there?

*edits* I heard Hi-Sukhumvit is pretty good budget place to stay....any reviews on that place?

This post has been edited by Kerry1136: Feb 18 2008, 09:16 PM

sa-wa DEE Krab,

I will be going to BKK next month for photography and shopping trip. Arriving on Wed late night ~11pm and leaving on Monday at 3pm. So, I will hv 4 full days and 1/2 day on Monday.

Here's what I planned out , (pls. advice if this is ok). I hv yet to plan on what to do at night. Appreciate some help.

Thursday - Grand Palace and Wat Arun. Are these 2 places near by? Doable in 1day? Suggestions for night?

Friday - Floating market (should I take the 1/2 day or full day tour?) How much would it costs for the tour? Suggestions for night? Sum Lum night bazaar?

Saturday - Chatuchak. Massage at night as I guess we will be flat by the end of the day.

Sunday - probably Chatuchak(1/2day) again if we r not done shopping on Sat. . Suggestions for night? Maybe on this night I will visit the Baiyoke Sky Tower or the Sirocco Tower(Rm17/entry?).

Monday - Jim Thompson house.

As I will be bringing my dSLR camera and few lenses, is there anything that I should be aware?. If I'm not mistaken, photography is not allowed inside Jim Thompson house?. What about the other places? If I hv to leave my camera at some locker or ticket counter, then I guess I wont be going to the place then.

We will probably stay at either the Tai-Pan Hotel, The Elegance Suite or Unico Leela hotel(these are shortlisted hotels la), anyone here hv experience with these hotel? Care to share your experience?

Hope you nice ppl here could help me out. Thanks a lot.

grand palace and wat pho are side by side. arun wat is across the river. boat rides around 15bht.
floating market tour is around 600bht. at night? i suggest chinatown. the bird's nest and shark fin soup rocks!

night shopping? patpong, suan lum.. but seriously.. u can get better price at chatuchak and MBK.

good luck

Pretty far away from nearest MRT/BTS...I think the nearest is via the last MRT to Hua Lam Phong Station. From there u can take a Tuk-tuk or taxi (Preferably taxi) The distance from the MRT to Khao San road is another 5KM North West from the MRT station. U hv to past thru Chinatown first..so what u can do is shop around Chinatown (Walk for another 1-2 KM from Hua Lam Phong) & take a cab to Khao San road further North from Chinatown

Is it true that food n drinks gila mahal in Sirocco? i hear hundreds of RM.

and has anyone been to Route 66 in RCA before? I heard its real good.Plan to go

i beg to differ on some of the things u mentioned. no doubt electronics like cameras can be found for a cheaper price in most cases in KL. but with video games ( i assume u mean pc games too) prices for ORIGINAL stuff are much much cheaper. also cheaper are original DVDs. dunno about the pirated stuff since i dont buy those. for example you can get an original COD4 for RM55 in bangkok. here is around 120 i think? double the price right and original dvds i've found for RM25 only if you check out some stores in MBK like maang pong.

as for the clothes, i think ur the first to tell me u can get it cheaper here. have you checked out the prices of clothes in pratu nam? chatuchak? sam paeng/pahurat? i know ppl who go to bangkok just to shop and come back here and sell @ higher prices, while its still cheaper than KL. maybe u can give some direct comparison of stuff that are cheaper here than there and still provide so much variety (which to me is important...pointless to have just one small joint that sells cheaper stuff if there is hardly any to pick from).

even for original brand clothes, the sales @ central branches and robinson are sometimes cut-throat. you can get original luigi batani or valentino shirts at these places for as low as rm35 if you go @ the right time (i'm talking about mall shopping here, not street/bargain shopping).

anyways maybe our experiences differed or you just know more places than me in KL since in my 4 years here i have yet to find a place that can satisfy my shopping needs like bangkok does maybe others can give their input

hi im going to bangkok end of dis month.
i like to buy a present for my parents..
any recommendation what should i buy...

Hehe..I'm talking those pirated DVD one..& those souvenir T-shirts & not branded thingy...I dun go for branded + I might be wrong on the video games as I'm not on gaming. But judging on the prices of electronics there I though the game console such as PSP is cheaper in KL..

The pirated DVD....Everywhere I go around Sum Lua, Pratunam cloths markets area (Prongtip IT Plaza)..& etc I cannot find anything lower than 100bath!! BTW, avg pirated DVD in KL is ~RM7 and some areas RM6/each..in Bangkok, Min 100bath!! or RM10/each such a dissapoinment...BTW, Penang Batu Feringghi DVD is selling at RM4/each - Bali pricing!!

On the souvenir T-shirt, I can get the same T-shirt 2 for RM10 in Langkawi or even RM8 in Petaling Street..In Bkk, MBK (Suprisingly the cheapest -Fixed thb90-thb99!!) Even Pratunam areas..The t-shirts is selling at 100bath..after discount thb80! Thats KL pricing! U can even find a reasonable t-shirt for RM5 at Klang Valley pasar malam!

Nevertheless there are other items that are cheaper in BKK...Food...roadside start from thb20 and Malls food court from thb35 which is cheaper than KL. Also other souvenirs such as decorative laps, leather bags, Bags & etc...I managed to get a Samsonite (Fake) notebook bag at MBK ofr RM90 only ..& the quality is better than the real thing! ..One thing I like in BKK - the varieties..u can't find it in KL or Singapore.

BTW, those ppl in Malaysia probably gets the stuff in BKK via wholesales in Chinatown - Yes I agreed the stuff at Chinatown especially at the wholesales area are cheap..suprisingly cheap!! Atleast 1/2 of pratunam pricing but need to purchase atleast 1/2 dozen /1 dozen! of same items ..Those ppl in chinatown even chased me out .."Shouting "Wholesale-wholesale ONLY!!"


This post has been edited by stimix: Mar 3 2008, 01:56 PM

I just back from Bangkok not long ago on CNY, went to Pattaya too, so many 'chickens' in Pattya, especially a street that i called as Yellow Street bcos alot of pubs, disco there, many things to see too. Haha! Bangkok? We sure wont miss out the Chat Tu Chak market, then mostly v shop at the road side only, too many places in Bangkok, i cant remember the name of where v shop n stay. V stayed some where near the Bangkok/Thailand tallest hotel. Hehe...

Is there any place that you guys can recommend me that have sell imitation branded stuff such as LV,Versace,gucci.From tshirt to shoes?

most of the places sell imitation stuffs. i remember there were lots of stalls in chatuchak and suan lum night bazaar selling em.

wheres the chinatown?chatuchak is it?